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Aug 2022
56m 45s

You 2.0: Overcoming Stage Fright

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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The pressure. The expectations. The anxiety. If there’s one thing that many of us have in common, it’s the stress that can come from performing in front of others. In this week’s episode, we revisit our 2021 conversation with cognitive scientist Sian Beilock about why so many of us crumble under pressure — and what we can do about it. 
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