All tagged positive thinking

Chief Editor's Note: The Dangers of Treating Bullet Holes with Band-Aids

Have you ever, after exasperatedly venting your shit show of a day to your colleague or friend or even family member, received a response that went something along the lines of – “look for the silver lining!” or “It could always be worse, there are people much worse off than you”, or my personal favorite “You need to stop being so negative, think positive for a change!”?

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“I don’t want to talk about the quarantine right now. I don’t want to remember that we’re all stuck inside holding our breath…” This brief essay turns the current global atmosphere into a positive one by reminding us how far we’ve come today. Make a perspective shift; read on!

Personally, I struggle with performance anxiety a lot, whether I'm presenting an essay to under a dozen of my coursemates or singing and playing music in front of a larger audience. Stage fright may be difficult to overcome completely but, like most successful performers, I believe that we all can learn to cope with it. I wanted to share a couple of tips which have helped me overcome (at least some of) the annoying, distracting nerves and give better performances.