When you're stressed, your brain enters a narrower mode of t... - Barbara Oakley

"When you're stressed, your brain enters a narrower mode of thinking that can actually help with focused tasks."

Barbara Oakley Science

Psychologist Engineer American Born 1955 (age 71)

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"Science helps us understand the world."

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