“part of their brainpower goes toward managing the anxiety, which interferes with their ability to answer questions that they otherwise might have answered correctly. As a general rule, high levels of anxiety are detrimental to task performance” — Suzanne L. Davis Copy Share Image
“Dr. Lerner explains that we all have patterned ways of managing anxiety. Some of us respond to anxiety by overfunctioning and others by underfunctioning. Overfunctioners tend to move quickly to advise, rescue, take over, micromanage, and get in other people's… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image