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Why High Performers Still Fear Getting in Trouble (And What's Actually Happening in Your Brain)

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That "I'm about to get in trouble" feeling is a threat response — and there's a clear logic to it. Most people have felt it at some point: a meeting with someone who holds real authority over them, and the strange, uncomfortable intensity that comes with it. The heart rate that climbs before a perfo...

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