Comments on: Be Clutch, Don’t Choke: How to Thrive in High Pressure Situations (Part I)

By: Max

Max — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:21:05 +0000

Indeed, a good article, cannot wait for part two.

By: Steven C

Steven C — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:18:25 +0000

Interesting! I got my LSAT’s coming up in October and I am paranoid of reaching my breaking point from studynig right before the test.

Your suggestions I will most definitely consider. Meditating in particular. I tried it once but my mind was frantic and racing as usual. I think I’ll have to try out the notebook as well, seeing the above posts noting its benefits.

Thanks again Brett and Kate!

By: Jon B.

Jon B. — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:00:01 +0000

Down with ineffective slogging!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:58:08 +0000

I’ve heard this quote attributed to several people, but the content quite true:

“You will not rise to the occasion, you will default to your level of training”

By: Desertrat

Desertrat — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:27:04 +0000

I gave up stress for Lent, decades ago. After wondering about ICBMs onto me in Paris in 1957 during the Hungarian crisis, and getting my old race car all backwards at 150 in 1971, I decided that anything else was seriously low-stress. Once you survive something with serious potential for harm, everything else is pretty easy.

By: Gil

Gil — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:02:59 +0000

The Cracked.com article Jim’s referring to:

http://www.cracked.com/article_18810_the-5-most-epic-one-man-rampages-in-history-war.html

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:47:17 +0000

This is a good article, but feel like it was just a primer in a long series. I look forward to the rest of the series.

The working memory suggestion is interesting. When writing an essay exam, we were taught to first read the problem, read the question, reread the problem, pause and think about it, write an outline, and then write the problem. Pretty similar to the take a step back suggestion. Also very similar to what the physics professors did. There must be something to the take a deep breath saying.

By: Jack Foley

Jack Foley — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:15:10 +0000

Decision are highly rigged by our emotions. It is through our emotions (when they have not hijacked the rational parts of our brain) that we can actually make decisions in high pressure situations. I read a book by Jonah Lehrer called “How we Decide”. I would recommend you read it if you are interested in learning more about how these decisions are made. Visit my blog! I have also written a few opinions about these ideas.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:34:53 +0000

I’m known for my crisis management here at work because I read two different quotes and took them to heart.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
George S. Patton

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:11:14 +0000

Chris,

You of all people should know that there is a pill for that. I thought I saw an ad for a drug specifically for anxiety caused by: Professional examinations, student loans and insurance company reimbursement rates.

Thank god for big pharma and American advertising!