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Summary Of The Art Of Failure By Malcolm Gladwell

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In the article, “The Art of Failure,” Malcolm Gladwell, the author explicates the distinction between panicking and choking in a stressful situation; likewise, when one chokes, they still obtain skills but are less fluid, when they panic, their reckless instincts kick in, and the act of panicking is a conventional failure. Initially, Gladwell elucidates the disparity in explicit learning and implicit learning and how it applies to various situations. “Under conditions of stress, however, the explicit system sometimes takes over...She lost her fluidity...she was relying on a system that she hadn’t used to hit serves and overhead forehand volleys since she was first taught tennis, as a child.” Gladwell undoubtedly clarifies when you choke, the
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