Balcetis: Narrowed visual focus makes runners 23% faster with 17% less pain
Dr. Emily Balcetis · TKP Insights: Philosophy · Jul 4, 2023 · at 18:19
Motivation psychologist Emily Balcetis shares experimental results on how teaching athletes and exercisers to narrow their visual attention to a specific target impacts speed and exertion.
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“And when we taught people that narrowed style of attention, what we found is that they moved 23% faster in this course that we had set up from the start line to the finish line. It was always exactly the same distance, and we were using our stopwatches to see how fast did they move. They moved 23% faster, and they said it hurt 17% less.”
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