Reading and listening practice on how to stay calm in crucial moments with a video and its transcript Listening practice on how to stay calm Lecturer, author or publisher: Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen on TED-Ed YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqgmozFr_GM&t=2s Reading practice on how to stay calm Your favorite athlete closes in for a victorious win. The crowd hold 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. What is choking? Choking is common in ...
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I found this article very interesting, especially the part about external and internal focus. I have experienced this before, when you overthink about a simple task, it may hinder your performance.
That’s right. An overwhelming amount of attention might lead to choking in which attention and focus turn out to be counterproductive.
2. According to the text, Do humans perform better when they are stressed or not?
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… to the text, “do” humans …
1. What is the difference between an external focus and an internal focus? Which one works better?
That’s a great question on the topic of staying calm. We’ll discuss it in the class.
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This topic is really useful, I have an idea that how to control the bad feeling in any competition, In during of any competition we just focus on doing not the result of it .
Yes, that could bring about positive results because, in so doing, you can compete with yourself and your previous version. Competing with others again and again can increase the negative feelings of anxiety, jealousy, self-doubt and the like.