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Great Course Psychology of Performance

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What this book knows

Peak performance is built on internal motivation, focused attention, and accepting difficult emotions as fuel rather than obstacles.

Sex: Absent
Work: Primary
Learning: Primary
Religion: Absent

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When external controlling factors disappear, so does the targeted behavior — true ownership requires autonomy, not approval.
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Performers focused on values underlying their goals train harder, make better choices in hardship, and are more likely to persevere.
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self-and-identity

We need to learn to accept negative emotions, live with them, and perform with them — without fighting them or becoming overly attached.
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Self-handicapping and sandbagging protect us from psychological harm at the cost of being our best; self-compassion reduces the need for both.
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mind-and-cognition

Problems arise when performers' attention shifts from what they are doing to what they are thinking or feeling — focus can be developed.
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Performance anxiety is normal; it comes from caring, not from something being wrong — and bad things genuinely can happen.
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