🐧 EVERYDAY LIFE⚡ 22 SEC
Your fast heartbeat before a big moment is an old leopard alarm 🐆
Pounding Heart
Before a presentation, my heart beats fast and my hands sweat.
Long Ago
It is said this is the same reaction as people long ago when a leopard looked at them.
Run Or Fight
The brain turns on the body's switch: "Run! Fight!"
⚡ TRY IT
What is behind the alarm?
A leopard from long, long ago
Just kind penguins, listening
💓 Fast heart
💨 Fast breath
💧 Sweaty hands
🌀 Blank mind
🚨 Body alarm
Tap the button and stand up to present.
Heart, breath, sweat… Your body is getting ready to run!
🐆 Your brain thinks a leopard is here. This alarm is very, very old.
😌 No leopard. You know the trick now, so you can calm down a little.
The Trick
When you know how it works, like the trick of a magic show, you can calm down a little.
No Leopard
There is no leopard in front of you.
📚 I learned this from the Japanese blog "Panda no Ondo".
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