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		chrisweekly on Feb 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Thinking too much can be bad for you (2012) also elite athletes who play "out of their minds" when everything's on the line, eg star basketball players whose 4th quarter shooting % in playoff games is higher than at any practice

tracyhenry on Feb 9, 2021 [–]

Wonder how much is this related to meditation and mindfulness. Both Michael Jordan and Kobe Byrant meditate a lot:

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/michael-jordan-kobe-bryants-me...

https://www.linkedin.com/business/learning/blog/productivity...

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