Social Psychology, Acting and Performance, Stress and Pressure
I show you three groups of recent college graduates. The first group has been identified as intrinsically talented at a certain discipline. The second group identifies themselves as very passionate about a certain discipline. The third group engages in tough,...
Acting and Performance, General
This is from Study Hacks, a blog that’s so popular, chances are you’ve already read the article. I’m a huge enthusiast in the whole talent vs effort debate, and so this was immediately interesting to me: Is Talent Underrated? Making Sense of a Recent...
Social Psychology, Acting and Performance, Leadership, Public Speaking, Stress and Pressure
Some years ago, a Princeton psychologist named Sam Glucksberg brought a group of test subjects into a room. In the room was a table positioned against a wall. On the table was a book of matches, a box of thumbtacks, and a candle. “Your job,” Glucksberg...
Acting and Performance, Public Speaking
What does it mean to be in your head? What follows is one of the most important and fascinating lessons I’ve ever learned about performance. Any kind of performance. In his compilation book What the Dog Saw, Malcolm Gladwell re-publishes his New Yorker article,...
