You’re about to take and exam or give a speech and your mind goes blank. Or we’ve got an important shot to make in tennis or golf, and you blow it. You’re not alone. For most of us, at one time or another, we’ve struggled with decisions or performance under...
“Choking is suboptimal performance, not just poor performance. It’s a performance that is inferior to what you can do and have done in the past and occurs when you feel pressure to get everything right,” argues Beilock.