Why You Choke Under Pressure

You’ve practiced a thousand times, you know exactly what to do — and then the moment arrives and you completely freeze. Why does that happen? And how can you stop it? This video breaks down the hidden psychology behind choking under pressure and gives you three science-backed strategies so it never happens to you. ____ Hidden Brain, hosted by me, Shankar Vedantam, is finally on YouTube! Like my podcast, this new video series will explore the unconscious patterns driving human behavior, our choices, and our relationships. ____ FIND HIDDEN BRAIN ONLINE Website: https://www.hiddenbrain.org/ Instagram:   / hiddenbrain   Facebook:   / hiddenbrain   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hiddenbrain.... X: https://x.com/HiddenBrain LISTEN TO HIDDEN BRAIN ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST APP Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/20Gf4IA... hiddenbrain.org: https://www.hiddenbrain.org/