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118. The Real Reason for Test Anxiety — And Why It Has Nothing to Do With Nerves
Description
Sweaty palms. Racing breath. A pit in your stomach. And the worst one of all, a blank mind.
Test anxiety does not feel good, and it most certainly doesn’t help your grades. But in this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I make the (controversial?) case that test anxiety is the result of something you have complete control over.
What You Learn:
- The most common misunderstandings about test anxiety
- What people THINK causes test anxiety
- Why there’s no such thing as a bad test taker
- The REAL cause of test anxiety (you might not like hearing this)
- How to prevent test anxiety on your very next exam
- How to decrease the physiological symptoms of test anxiety when it’s too late to prevent it
🔗 Resources Mentioned:
- ⭐SchoolHabits University
- ⭐Note-Taking Power System
- ⭐Assignment Management Power System
- ⭐Free Training for Parents of Teens and Young Adult Students
- Episode 20 - What is Active Recall and How to Use It
- Episode 104 - Why Your Study Systems Stopped Working
- Episode website with transcript
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