Bite Size: What a Performance Psychologist Knows About Fear | Dr Scott Goldman

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Dr. Scott Goldman reveals that if you can tolerate a fear for just three minutes, your body's anxiety response will completely reset.

Sports psychologist Dr. Scott Goldman explains how fear is hardwired into human psychology through evolutionary mechanisms, breaking down why we fill unknowns with negativity and how primal fears like snakes and social rejection persist. He shares practical frameworks from psychology pioneers and strategies for managing performance anxiety in athletes and everyday life.

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