According to the March ’13 Reader’s Digest, you can squeeze yourself out of a stressful situation and improve performance—like lifting a new personal record.
You simply clench your left hand into a fist and squeeze.
“Choking under pressure seems to be caused by brain activity in the nondominant hemisphere, and distracting that side of the brain (by clenching your left hand if you’re right-handed) can stop the overthinking that leads to errors.”
—Steve Holman
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