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Are “the yips” real, or psychosomatic? Here’s what experts say

You probably know this nightmare — the one where you’re suddenly, inexplicably incompetent at something you definitely know how to do. Maybe it’s taking a test, or doing your job duties competently, or driving a car. Or maybe you’re a pro athlete and you’ve forgotten how to catch a ball. 

While few of us will ever live the bad-dream cliche of forgetting how to dress ourselves before going to class, athletes really can forget how to do their job — spontaneously and seemingly without reason.... Read Original Article

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Are “the yips” real, or psychosomatic? Here’s what experts say

You probably know this nightmare — the one where you’re suddenly, inexplicably incompetent at something you definitely know how to do. Maybe it’s taking a test, or doing your job duties competently, or driving a car. Or maybe you’re a pro athlete and you’ve forgotten how to catch a ball. 

While few of us will ever live the bad-dream cliche of forgetting how to dress ourselves before going to class, athletes really can forget how to do their job — spontaneously and seemingly without reason.... Read Original Article

read more

Are “the yips” real, or psychosomatic? Here’s what experts say

You probably know this nightmare — the one where you’re suddenly, inexplicably incompetent at something you definitely know how to do. Maybe it’s taking a test, or doing your job duties competently, or driving a car. Or maybe you’re a pro athlete and you’ve forgotten how to catch a ball. 

While few of us will ever live the bad-dream cliche of forgetting how to dress ourselves before going to class, athletes really can forget how to do their job — spontaneously and seemingly without reason.... Read Original Article

read more

Are “the yips” real, or psychosomatic? Here’s what experts say

You probably know this nightmare — the one where you’re suddenly, inexplicably incompetent at something you definitely know how to do. Maybe it’s taking a test, or doing your job duties competently, or driving a car. Or maybe you’re a pro athlete and you’ve forgotten how to catch a ball. 

While few of us will ever live the bad-dream cliche of forgetting how to dress ourselves before going to class, athletes really can forget how to do their job — spontaneously and seemingly without reason.... Read Original Article

read more

Are “the yips” real, or psychosomatic? Here’s what experts say

You probably know this nightmare — the one where you’re suddenly, inexplicably incompetent at something you definitely know how to do. Maybe it’s taking a test, or doing your job duties competently, or driving a car. Or maybe you’re a pro athlete and you’ve forgotten how to catch a ball. 

While few of us will ever live the bad-dream cliche of forgetting how to dress ourselves before going to class, athletes really can forget how to do their job — spontaneously and seemingly without reason.... Read Original Article

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Shorter height, lower salary: Height discrimination is real, and can be economically devastating

It pays to be tall — and not just metaphorically. 

A 2020 study in the scientific journal PLOS One analyzed economic data from over 3,500 Chinese adults and found that every additional centimeter of height was correlated with a 1.3% increase in a person’s annual income. In Imperial units, this would mean that a 5′ 6″ person making $50,000 every year would earn an additional $2,000 for each extra inch of height.... Read Original Article

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Shorter height, lower salary: Height discrimination is real, and can be economically devastating

It pays to be tall — and not just metaphorically. 

A 2020 study in the scientific journal PLOS One analyzed economic data from over 3,500 Chinese adults and found that every additional centimeter of height was correlated with a 1.3% increase in a person’s annual income. In Imperial units, this would mean that a 5′ 6″ person making $50,000 every year would earn an additional $2,000 for each extra inch of height.... Read Original Article

read more

Shorter height, lower salary: Height discrimination is real, and can be economically devastating

It pays to be tall — and not just metaphorically. 

A 2020 study in the scientific journal PLOS One analyzed economic data from over 3,500 Chinese adults and found that every additional centimeter of height was correlated with a 1.3% increase in a person’s annual income. In Imperial units, this would mean that a 5′ 6″ person making $50,000 every year would earn an additional $2,000 for each extra inch of height.... Read Original Article

read more

Shorter height, lower salary: Height discrimination is real, and can be economically devastating

It pays to be tall — and not just metaphorically. 

A 2020 study in the scientific journal PLOS One analyzed economic data from over 3,500 Chinese adults and found that every additional centimeter of height was correlated with a 1.3% increase in a person’s annual income. In Imperial units, this would mean that a 5′ 6″ person making $50,000 every year would earn an additional $2,000 for each extra inch of height.... Read Original Article

read more

Shorter height, lower salary: Height discrimination is real, and can be economically devastating

It pays to be tall — and not just metaphorically. 

A 2020 study in the scientific journal PLOS One analyzed economic data from over 3,500 Chinese adults and found that every additional centimeter of height was correlated with a 1.3% increase in a person’s annual income. In Imperial units, this would mean that a 5′ 6″ person making $50,000 every year would earn an additional $2,000 for each extra inch of height.... Read Original Article

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