• Pretzilla@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        They kind of are and therein lies promise.

        When you ask a pro athlete, “are you nervous about the big game coming up?”, they will inevitably say, “I’m excited”.

        And it’s that act of saying it aloud that actively reframes it in the mind.

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    11 months ago

    Me: important meeting, better be sharp

    Brain: best I can do is sweaty armpits and forgetting what to say