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Valiante: Self-esteem is not empirically related to excellence
“And while it's important to have a healthy self-esteem, it's not empirically related to excellence in any way, shape, or form.”
Valiante: Nike runner contracts slowed marathon record times by replacing intrinsic motivation
“If you look at what happened to the record times in marathon is when Nike entered the equation and started rewarding runners with contracts, the speeds went down because people stopped love. They stopped running for the love of the craft and they started runni…”
Valiante: Winless PGA golfer broke 215-loss streak by changing emotional reactions
“I had a golfer on the PGA tour who was over 210. He had gone for like seven or eight years and never won on the PGA tour. And so one of the things we started to do is replace his reactions... Seven years, no wins. O for 215, and he won 15 days later.”