Episode 45: How to stay cool in high-pressure situations (the psychology of top performance)

In today's episode, Davis and Orion respond to another listener question. This one is all about staying cool in high-pressure situations where the stakes are high. Drawing on research in performance psychology, Orion discusses the importance of focusing on the process, and practicing indifference with respect to the outcome. Davis speaks on some of his own experiences as a competitive athlete. All is generalizable to the GRE and high-stakes testing.

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GRE Bites is a weekly podcast that delivers practical, relevant, bite-sized episodes about GRE prep and grad school admissions. It is co-hosted by Davis Evans, an educator with over a decade of experience, and Orion Taraban, a licensed psychologist and founder of StellarGRE. Its mission is to help students ace the GRE and get into their graduate programs of choice.

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