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What updated saying does the text suggest?

Practice under pressure, with focus, and with the end goal in mind.

In the golf study, who performed better: those focused on ball flight or arm movement?

Those focused on the ball’s flightwho performed better.

What focus works better: internal or external?

External focus.

How do these routines help?

They improve accuracy under pressure.

What is a pre-performance routine?

A calming ritual (deep breaths, cue word, etc.)

What did the study on dart players show?

Those who trained under stress performed better

What is one way to avoid choking?

Practice under pressure

Who is more likely to choke?

Anxious or self-conscious people

Which athletes performed worse when focusing on tiny details of their swing?

Golfers

What happens when someone overthinks their movements?

Their performance gets worse

What do explicit monitoring theories say?

People overthink actions that are normally automatic

In the 2004 study,what kind of tasks became harder under pressure?

Complex, memory-heavy math problems

Which memory system is especially sensitive to pressure?

Working memory

What happens when important and unimportant thoughts compete?

The brain becomes overloaded

What do distraction theories say?

Worries and doubts take attention away from the task

What do scientists say choking is mainly connected to?

Focus

What do people usually blame choking on?

Nerves

Who else can experience choking besides athletes?

Public speakers, musicians, spelling bee contestants

Where is choking most common?

In sports

What is “choking”?

Failing at an important moment because of pressure