You hear of athletes who talk about turning nerves into energy and excitement.“I found that reappraising anxiety as excitement is more effective than trying to calm down.” a US study of pre-performance anxiety, researcher Alison Wood Brooks.You see them at the start line of a running track or a game, usually focusing on what needs to happen …
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Good or bad, hard to tell
So I witnessed a great tragedy. Whilst doing something I loved, I saw someone die. At the time it was awful and consumed my thoughts, putting me off the sport.Is the reward worth the risk? For a long time after it shook me, images of that day still flash into my mind, certain triggers make …
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