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My good man, this is the internet. Grammar does not matter as long as you are understood.
most people who learn/are learning a foreign language appreciate getting corrections and suggested improvements. People willing to take the time and analyze and share are a valuable resource.
My performance on computer tasks changes when people watch me. I suddenly forget how to type.
My performance on computer tasks changes when people watch me. I suddenly forget how to type.
Also random manager, “dude!! How do you even read those texts? So tiny” when passing by behind me. (I use “More Space” resolution on macbook as I prefer to have many things on single screen instead of constantly becoming a bobbing head looking at much neglected monitors on my desk).
Interesting study. The performance increase on the difficult task as audience size increases is counterintuitive at first, but it makes sense when you consider how many humans excel at performing in front of large audiences. Yet for some of us the stress of being observed and scrutinized is crippling regardless of the task difficulty. I've bombed so many interviews because of this. :(
Of course, silicon valley has taught that people who can speak and code at the same time are like best things, but if a team is not happy to accept other people’s shortcomings, am probably fine not working with them.
It could also be explained as the researches accidentally recreating "Clever Hans."
(No, that's not how quantum mechanics work)
Take a football match. The presence of your own fans has a big positive effect (usually). Presence of the other teams fans has a negative effect (usually).
I would expect that the belief of the person doing the task about the audience and whether they make them feel supported or nervous or angry or whatever other complex emotion would all change the effect
> The significance of witnesses to humans under various contexts could be explained by the importance of reputation management to our species. It could also be explained as the researches accidentally recreating "Clever Hans." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clever_Hans
I feel like regardless of confirmation behind how high the intellect of the horse was, this is no way him to go out. Hans truly loved him. This may sound dramatic but it feels like if my pet cat were to get killed in war and possibly eaten after i died
My performance on computer tasks changes when people watch me. I suddenly forget how to type.
It’s like there’s a little bit of my social brain I have to keep on if there’s anyone who could potentially talk to me and when I can switch that off I can use my whole brain for the task at hand and it’s much easier.
It’s not like I’m bad at concentrating. I am that guy who can sit in a noisy open plan office and concentrate on one thing while everyone is talking and trying to get attention. But the lack of all people still really helps.
Does anyone else experience this?