From the course: Extreme Focus for Effective Performance
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Focus and the mind and body loop
From the course: Extreme Focus for Effective Performance
Focus and the mind and body loop
- Have you ever felt so stressed that you forgot to save an important document or so nervous that you completely froze during a job interview or so scattered that you miss notes in the beginning of a concerto you're performing? This all has to do with the mind-body feedback loop and it relates more to focus than you think. A quick biology lesson. Your mind and body react to each other in a complex, powerful feedback loop. The brain automatically, without your conscious awareness, triggers a range of physiological, mental, and emotional reactions based on your environment. This process has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to keep you safe. But here's the catch. The mind-body feedback loop kicks in under real or perceived threats. If your life is being threatened, that's one thing. It can be really effective. The only problem is this stress response is often triggered in situations where it's not helpful and…
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