How to Stay Calm Under Pressure

Overview

Your favorite athlete closes in for a win; the crowd holds 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. Why does this happen, and what can we do to avoid it? Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen explain why we choke under pressure.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 29, 2018

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

TED

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded