Habits & Performance · Self
Performance Under Pressure
Why experts choke and how to stop it: the inverted-U of arousal, explicit monitoring vs working-memory overload, reappraising anxiety as excitement, expressive writing, practicing under pressure, routines, and applying it to exams, sport and trading.
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Key idea
Prereqs: Willpower & self-control; Stress. Next: Decision hygiene. Sources: Sian Beilock, *Choke* (2010); Ramirez & Beilock (*Science*, 2011); Alison Wood Brooks (2014); Yerkes & Dodson (1908).Next: 1. Why we choke