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A Mindset Shift That Can Help You Respond to Setbacks With Even Better Performances
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:11:25
Publish Date: 2023-12-03 08:00:00
Description:

When you put a lot of time and energy into preparing for something that’s important to you, and things don’t go the way you hoped, it’s pretty natural to feel deflated or discouraged afterwards. And you might even have difficulty getting back into the flow of things, or finding the confidence to try again.

Heck, we can experience some version of this even a spectator. Believe it or not, researchers have found that we eat more unhealthily (e.g. 10% more calories and 16% more saturated fat than normal) the day after our favorite team has a tough loss, and we eat more healthily on days after a big win (5% fewer calories and 9% less saturated fat than normal).

But while some athletes respond to a subpar performances with more subpar performances, others bounce back and perform even better.

How do they do this?

A 2003 study provides some important clues. Get all the nerdy details here:

A Mindset Shift That Can Help You Respond to Setbacks With Even Better Performances


Also, have you ever wondered why practicing more doesn't increase confidence or reduce nerves all that well?

There’s no single one-size-fits-all solution for beating performance anxiety of course, but there is a recipe. A set of ingredients, in different proportions, that work together and complement each other. And don't worry - one of the ingredients isn't "just practice more."

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