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When Did Competitive Sports Take Over American Childhood?

By Hilary Levey Friedman — 2013

It all started in 1852, when Massachusetts became the first state to require kids to go to school.

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To Train an Athlete, Add 12 Minutes of Meditation to the Daily Mix

If athletes practice meditation for a few minutes a day, they may become better able to withstand the mental demands of hours of strenuous physical training

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Gretchen Reynolds
2017
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Mental Coach of Top Athletes Shares 3 Steps to Handling Pressure Like an Olympian

A half-pipe course lasts about 22 seconds. Alpine skiers fly through the air for five seconds. Figure skaters complete three twirls in a breath.

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Yoni Blumberg
2018
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Are You Working too Hard?

We all know that unmanaged stress can be destructive. But are there positive sides to stress as well?

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Bronwyn Fryer
2005
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