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Stage Fright
Hidden Brain
English - July 19, 2021 19:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 38.8K ratingsSocial Sciences Science Natural Sciences business news health interview entrepreneurship politics leadership science entrepreneur finance Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The pressure. The expectations. The anxiety. If there's one thing that connects the athletes gathering for the Olympic games with the rest of us, it's the stress that can come from performing in front of others. In this week’s episode, we talk with cognitive scientist Sian Beilock about why so many of us crumble under pressure –– and what we can do about it.
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