Thursday, October 10, 2019

dread and desire: how fear can help us get what we want

After I posted that item on rock climbing, I found this article called, "This is My Brain on Rock Climbing" -- and I was really interested to know how our brains can tease us with fear in order to bring us into a state of focus and flow.  Check it out; we can discuss it in terms of performance and success next week.


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