Strangest finding of all.
Across 2.5 million professional putts, golfers holed par putts more often than birdie putts from the same distance.
Par is a reference point. Missing it feels like a loss.
Full guide: www.drdevroy.com/golf/

Strangest finding of all.
Across 2.5 million professional putts, golfers holed par putts more often than birdie putts from the same distance.
Par is a reference point. Missing it feels like a loss.
Full guide: www.drdevroy.com/golf/
This was a lab task with artificial advisers, not a boardroom or a match. The pattern still lands for anyone who decides with others in the room. #PerformancePsychology
𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: practise the skill when information is messy, not only when conditions are clean. After a miss, reset the next attempt on purpose. Name the cost you are attaching to the next action. #PerformancePsychology
𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: A useful check before your next block of work – name the goal you are protecting because of hours already spent. Name the goal that is now more likely to pay off. If they differ, decide on purpose. Do not let unfinished progress decide for you. #PerformancePsychology
𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: For anyone doing monotonous or high-stakes work, swap a vague "do your best" for one specific, measurable target. Raise that target in stages across the task, rather than all at once. #PerformancePsychology