Posted by Bob on October 16, 1999, at 21:51:14
In reply to Re: performance anxiety, posted by Elizabeth on October 16, 1999, at 19:14:54
> ... I've never found that artificial "rewards" helped with anything for me, including studying.
Same here, unless it's something that is a true break from the stress. When I hit something that stops me dead in the water, just the process of breaking it down and completing a part is highly stressful for me. So, for me, its not so much as "Yea! Ice Cream!" as "Thank God I got through that! I need a break ... a nice break." Of course, it gives me an opportunity to distract myself, but I just get too high-strung without those breaks and I wind up bouncing (one leg, both legs, arms, entire body...) to the point of distraction.
Bob
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