Jemma Spake
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2 recordings
1 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 23 Apr
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They were then presented with this other task at the same time where they had to compete.
Like I think they had to do some computer task or whatever.
And that group did so poorly on that task.
They made incorrect judgment errors.
They couldn't operate properly.
They made poor decisions.
All because the uncertainty of this other situation they were in was taking away their cognitive resources without them knowing it.
So this is so important to understand.
If you are really like staring down the barrel of some like crazy anxiety about your future right now, you're like a precipice of like some major life changes.
If you are feeling like you are not doing well in other areas of your life because of that, the science is telling me and is telling you that that is a very likely explanation.
Essentially, don't be so hard on yourself.
Being in the state of uncertainty about where your career is going to go, where you're going to live, how your relationships are going to turn out.
That is like having 20 tabs open in the background, churning through all your cognitive resources, churning through like your battery power whilst you're just trying to live your life.
So that is the general human explanation, right?
Our brain doesn't like uncertainty.
Our brain tries to cope with uncertainty by overthinking.
That overthinking actually makes it harder.
But for some people, catastrophizing is
has much deeper roots.
Like it's not just an instinctual thing.
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