Opinion | Beijing Olympics: Why Mikaela Shiffrin Stumbled, and Why We All Stumble - The... - 0 views
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Humans are biologically hard-wired to crave a sense of control and certainty over what will happen in the future.
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But with that comes a tendency to overfixate on the details of our performance, which can get in the way of achieving our best.
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Instead of focusing on what we hope to achieve — at tomorrow’s board meeting, at that cocktail party we’re braving solo, at a major exam — our brain is preoccupied by running through scenarios to avoid. Unfortunately, this does nothing to help prepare us, and only invites an overattention to details best left outside conscious awareness — noise.
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