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Anxiety

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Your attention is silently pulled toward what you fear.
An attentional bias causes the mind to demonstrate an initial orientation toward threat-related stimuli before conscio…
Writing your worries down fixes your focus.
In a 2011 study, college students who wrote about their anxieties before an exam performed significantly better than t…
Performing a simple ritual lowers your anxiety before high-stakes tasks.
Research shows that simple, repetitive ritualistic behaviors can reduce physiological distress before a performance, p…
You take action even when it is useless.
In high-pressure situations, people often prefer any action over doing nothing, even if inaction is safer.…