6 Science-Backed Strategies to Avoid Choking Under Pressure

Failing spectacularly in a high-stakes situation is a near-universal experience. Fortunately, there’s plenty of research on how to keep a cool head.

Sarah Watts
Forge
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5 min readMay 30, 2019

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Even now, 10 years later, I still remember the moment with excruciating clarity: During the fourth and final round of…

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Sarah Watts
Forge
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