The Ledger, every show
Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks, across all 44 shows. Pick shows below, then mix any filter with any other.
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Abrahams: Anxiety and excitement trigger the identical physiological response
“When you get physically aroused by anxiety, you're under that fight or flight threat response. It turns out that same response Happens to your body when you're excited. The human body has pretty much just one arousal response. Our heart beats faster. We breath…”
Abrahams: Cursing releases neurochemicals that blunt cortisol and lower anxiety
“There's research that says that when you swear curse, it actually helps you reduce anxiety. When you curse, you release a flood of neurochemicals that blunt out the neurochemicals associated with anxiety, cortisol being a big one. So you get a big dopamine hit…”
Abrahams: Up to 85% of people experience communication anxiety across all cultures
“We have some evidence that suggests up to 85% of people feel anxiety, and quite frankly, I think the other 15% are lying. Those of us who study it have found it in every culture we've studied.”
Abrahams: Emotion processes faster and motivates behavior more than raw information
“Neuroscience has taught us emotion gets into our brains differently than information. Gets in faster, stays longer, motivates behavior.”
Abrahams: Reframing anxiety as excitement improves perceived communication performance
“And her research fascinatingly found that people actually were perceived as communicating better. And again, that's because the pressure was taken off of them.”
Abrahams: Evidence supports personifying and conversing with inner critics
“There is a lot of evidence on personifying the things that challenge us and then having conversations with it.”