The science of performing under pressure with Sian Beilock
ReThinking
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Studying Failure: Understanding Why People Choke Under Pressure
As a cognitive science major, the speaker became interested in studying why people mess up. They noticed a lack of attention given to this topic in comparison to peak performance. Through experiments inducing choking, the speaker found that anyone can perform poorly under pressure and anyone can succeed. This means that people can learn to perform better and should not label themselves as 'chokers'.
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