Early in my sophomore year of college, I was taking an organic chemistry test. Halfway through the exam, a classmate a few rows behind me stood up and started shouting in an... Read more »
Your heart races, your stomach knots, and nausea creeps in. Whether you’re presenting, interviewing, playing in Wimbledon, or on a first date, pressure intensifies when the stakes matter to you or to... Read more »
“There’s still six minutes left in the game, why is he passing up on his shots?” I sat on the edge of the bleachers, hands shaking, stomach half way up my throat,... Read more »
“You’re the surgeon. What should we do?” The energy in the operating room was tense. As an eye surgeon, I was preparing to perform cataract surgery on a frail, elderly gentleman who... Read more »