Athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists often recommend visualizing yourself having a successful performance in the future. But sometimes it can be difficult to get your brain to imagine or buy into future success in that way... So if future-oriented visualization isn't happening for you, is there any performance benefit to visualizing successful performances in your past?
A Mental Time Travel Technique That Could Reduce Anxiety and Enhance Performance
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Have you ever wondered why it is exactly that things often sound better at home than they do on stage?
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