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Manipulating your facial expression to show serious, focused determination, a game face, will actually improve your performance on intellectual challenges.  A University of Tennessee psychology study looked at 62 participants as they solved Mandala puzzles.

 

Putting on the game face that so many athletic coaches demand of their players did actually speed the subjects’ thought processes and puzzle solution by some 20%.  Skin conductance measurements showed that game face actually reduced the participants’ stress levels

 

Remember that game face depends on the game you’re playing.  When I walk in to treat my pediatric patients, it’s show time.  I adjust best crazy tie and put on a broad smile.

 

Matthew T. Richesin, Michael D. Oliver, Debora R. Baldwin, Lahai A.M. Wicks. Game Face Expressions and Performance on Competitive Tasks. Stress and Health, 2019; DOI: 10.1002/smi.2899

 

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