When we experience anxiety, fear, self-consciousness or any strong…

When we experience anxiety, fear, self-consciousness or any strong emotion, or neurons get flooded with electrical signals, so there's not enough capacity left the process what is going on in the moment. We literally stop hearing and seeing what's around us.

— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations) · Quiet leadership by David Rock

Also belongs to

• Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)
• The Mind in the Cockpit
• The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)

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