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118. The Real Reason for Test Anxiety — And Why It Has Nothing to Do With Nerves


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Sweaty palms. Racing breath. A pit in your stomach. And the worst one of all, a blank mind.

Test anxiety does not feel good, and it most certainly doesn’t help your grades. But in this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I make the (controversial?) case that test anxiety is the result of something you have complete control over.

What You Learn:

  • The most common misunderstandings about test anxiety
  • What people THINK causes test anxiety
  • Why there’s no such thing as a bad test taker
  • The REAL cause of test anxiety (you might not like hearing this)
  • How to prevent test anxiety on your very next exam
  • How to decrease the physiological symptoms of test anxiety when it’s too late to prevent it

🔗 Resources Mentioned:

  • SchoolHabits University 
  • Note-Taking Power System
  • Assignment Management Power System 
  • Free Training for Parents of Teens and Young Adult Students
  • Episode 20 - What is Active Recall and How to Use It
  • Episode 104 - Why Your Study Systems Stopped Working
  • Episode website with transcript

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Learn and Work SmarterBy Katie Azevedo