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Comment author: RomeoStevens 10 September 2014 07:50:11PM 1 point [-]

This seems unavoidable during strenuous physical activity, which seems related to

whenever I'm starting a complex task, I find stating my intent out loud makes a huge difference in how well the various submodules of my mind cooperate.

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