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Focus & performance pressure

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The Art of Focus—A Crucial Ability | Christina Bengtsson | TEDxGöteborg

How do you bring out the best in yourself? According to Christina Bengtsson—Swedish world champion in precision shooting—the answer lies in the word “focus.” It is a phenomenon she has spent her whole career exploring and she warns us that part of the next generation may not possess this ability.

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How to Stay Calm Under Pressure—Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen

Your favorite athlete closes in for a win; the crowd holds its breath, and at the crucial moment ... she misses the shot. That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as “choking,” where despite months, even years, of practice, a person fails right when it matters most.

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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary “Mamba mentality.

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Why We Choke Under Pressure—and How to Avoid It | Sian Leah Beilock

When the pressure is on, why do we sometimes fail to live up to our potential? Cognitive scientist and Barnard College president Sian Leah Beilock reveals what happens in your brain and body when you choke in stressful situations, sharing psychological tools that can help you perform at your best...

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Dottir: My Journey to Becoming a Two-Time CrossFit Games Champion

As one of only two women in history to have won the title of “Fittest Woman on Earth” twice, Davidsdottir knows all about the importance of mental and physical strength. She won the title in 2015, backing it up with a second win in 2016, after starting CrossFit in just 2011.

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Relentless Solution Focus: Train Your Mind to Conquer Stress, Pressure, and Underperformance

The most common cause of failing to reach our professional and personal goals is hardwired in us: Humans instinctively focus on problems. Over millennia, our very survival relied on our ability to be alert to any potential dangers that could threaten our existence.

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The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them

In this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith that has...

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Why Do We Work too Much?

Our tendency to work too much is neither arbitrary nor sinister: it’s a side effect of the haphazard nature in which we allow our efforts to unfold.

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How to Make Pressure Work for You

In moderation and with the right tools, a little pressure doesn’t hurt. Here’s why pressure can actually make you more productive.

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The Bench Player: Discover 5 Key Roles for the Athlete Who “Rides the Pine”

The best teams in any league are those that have a strong bench. They have the depth that allows them to substitute solid players without losing any ground when the starters come off the floor.

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