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Nervous before a big interview?
面試前會非常緊張吧？
Or a major exam or speech?
或者考試，演講之前也是這樣？
Well, whatever you do, don't calm down.
恩，不論你做什么，都冷靜不下來。
Because new research finds that people who try to relax away their performance anxiety actually mess up more than folks who just give in to the excitement.
因為一項新的研究顯示，想要在正事之前放松緊張情緒的人實際上比那些硬著頭皮的人更容易把事情搞砸。
The study is in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.
這項研究已在《實驗心理學》雜志上發表。
We all grapple with nerves when we face some test of our abilities.
我們在接受考驗的時候，神經都是緊繃著的。
To find out how the impulse to banish the butterflies works out, Allison Wood Brooks of the Harvard Business School turned to karaoke.
為了找出一時沖動的念頭如何搞定心中的不安因素，哈佛商學院的阿里森伍德布洛克斯對卡拉OK進行了研究。
She asked subjects to state that they felt either anxious, excited or calm before launching into song, regardless of how they actually felt.
她安排參加研究的實驗對象們肯定的表示他們在開始唱之前的個人感覺，是渴望，是興奮，抑或是冷靜，不管實際的感覺。
The result:the people who said they were excited received the highest marks for their musical prowess on the karaoke console.
結果顯示:唱歌之前表示自己很興奮的人最后得到的評分最高。
The same thing happened when participants read a note that said “try to get excited” before solving some tough math problems.
同樣的事也發生在參與者在需要解答一些較難數學考題之前閱讀“試著興奮起來”的紙條之后。
Their scores were almost 10 percent higher than those whose instructions were “try to remain calm.”
他們的解題得分也比那些被教導要“盡量保持冷靜”的人高10%。
It could be that when we attempt to suppress the jitters, we focus on what could go wrong.
事實可能是當我們嘗試壓制內心的緊張不安時，我們常常會走向錯誤的方向。
But by spinning the anxiety into enthusiasm, we dive in with both feet.
但如果化壓力為動力，我們就會以正常狀態發揮。
And are less likely to stumble.
那自然不會有太多磕磕絆絆嘍。
