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Cliche · 02-13-2009, 05:35 AM

While looking at an article about a magnetar, I found this:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=...under-pressure

Sure it's a basic life skill that everyone should learn before they get out of school, but it is not really taught, and that there is usually a lot of trial and error about performance anxiety.

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Trying to concentrate on monitoring the quality of your performance is counterproductive because the cerebellum, which controls complex motor tasks, is not consciously accessible.
Ratcheting up the pressure at your practice sessions is the best way to avoid failing when it counts.

Really, the most interesting thing I found is the conclusion of the article, where they write that the key is to not mitigate pressure while doing the act, but to increase pressure when you are practising.

stang · 02-13-2009, 07:32 AM

What I like to do if I am choking under pressure is to just think of some good pron I had watched earlier... Usually does the trick.

STeeLy · 02-13-2009, 07:34 AM

Very useful article to me... I'll try to remember what's here next time I need to do a presentation.

GreenTeaFrapp · 02-13-2009, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by stang

What I like to do if I am choking under pressure is to just think of some good pron I had watched earlier... Usually does the trick.

I think this belongs in the Confessional thread. Oh, and the article isn't about auto erotic asphyxiation.

Rathji · 02-13-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

I think this belongs in the Confessional thread. Oh, and the article isn't about auto erotic asphyxiation.

maybe he was talking about another kind of choking?

STeeLy · 02-13-2009, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Rathji

maybe he was talking about another kind of choking?

The variety of choking which involves a Chicken?

mykalberta · 02-13-2009, 08:48 AM

This book should be purchased by the Eagles and Cowboys and given to Donovan McNabb and Tony Romo respecively

stang · 02-13-2009, 09:00 AM

nm

missdpuck · 02-13-2009, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by stang

What I like to do if I am choking under pressure is to just think of some good pron I had watched earlier... Usually does the trick.

What's pron?

STeeLy · 02-13-2009, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by missdpuck

What's pron?

he actually typed it wrong, its supposed to be pr0n

Locke · 02-13-2009, 09:09 AM

This is really good advice.

As far as athleticism goes, you have to understand how you perform in certain situations and work to simulate those conditions in practice in order to be able to handle them in game situations.

Practice like you play.

GreenTeaFrapp · 02-13-2009, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Locke

This is really good advice.

As far as athleticism goes, you have to understand how you perform in certain situations and work to simulate those conditions in practice in order to be able to handle them in game situations.

Practice like you play.

So how do you simulate the unique set of conditions that take place when you're stabbing hobos?

Locke · 02-13-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

So how do you simulate the unique set of conditions that take place when you're stabbing hobos?

Why simulate? Theres plenty of the real thing.

GreenTeaFrapp · 02-13-2009, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Locke

Why simulate? Theres plenty of the real thing.

But if you choke under pressure you could get hobo stink on you. Or worse.