🐧 EVERYDAY LIFE⚡ 19 SEC
When you get nervous, narrate it and hop lightly 🎤
The Wrong Way
They say telling yourself "Calm down" when you are nervous makes it worse.
Narrate It
Instead, narrate it in your head, like "My hands are getting cold."
When you see yourself from the outside, you start to calm down.
⚡ TRY IT
Calm your heart before the speech
130bpm
Speech in10sec
🟢 Ready zone🔴 Too fast
Your speech starts soon! Press start.
Narrate and hop to slow your heart!
😤 "Calm down, calm down…" Oh no, my heart got faster!
🎙️ "My hands are getting cold."
🎙️ "I am restless now."
🎙️ "My heart is beating fast."
🐧 Hop, hop, hop!
⏱️ Time is up!
🎤 Ready! Your heart is calm. Go on stage!
😵 Still nervous. Narrate and hop more!
😤 "Calm down!" made it faster: 0 times
Hop Hop
Then, hop lightly on the spot.
Body Relaxes
It is said your body's center comes back down, and you feel easier.
📚 I learned this from the Japanese blog "Panda no Ondo".
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