{"id":24054,"date":"2013-03-18T09:07:44","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T14:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drishtikone.com\/?p=24054"},"modified":"2013-03-18T09:07:44","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T14:07:44","slug":"science-of-winning-and-losing-people-are-wired-differently-an-interesting-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2013\/03\/science-of-winning-and-losing-people-are-wired-differently-an-interesting-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Science of Winning and Losing: People are wired differently; an interesting discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

People differ in how they approach competition.\u00a0 Men and women are different as well in their approaches.<\/p>\n

When the stakes are high, when it\u2019s all on the line, some people rise to the occasion.\u00a0 They savor the challenge.\u00a0 The thrill of competition.\u00a0 They want, badly, to win.\u00a0 While others feel dread.\u00a0 Their hands go cold.\u00a0 They begin to sweat.<\/p>\n

Bestselling authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman have looked at the research of what happens to us when we compete.\u00a0 They\u2019ve found that some people are wired to be warriors.\u00a0 Others, to be worriers.\u00a0\u00a0 That women are wired differently than men.\u00a0 That positive thinking \u2013 like imagining yourself taking the victory lap \u2013 makes you less likely to succeed.<\/p>\n

The two guests of Tom Ashbrook in his \u201cOnpoint\u201d program are<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Po Bronson<\/strong><\/a>, co-author of \u201cTop Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing<\/a>.\u201d Co-founder of the San Francisco Writer\u2019s Grotto. (@pobronson<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Ashley Merryman<\/strong>, co-author of \u201cTop Dog<\/a>,\u201d attorney and former speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore. (@ashleymerryman<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Discussion on the same topic<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Onion A.V. Club<\/a> \u201cA competitor\u2019s testosterone level before a chess game can predict whether he\u2019ll win. A ballroom dancer who has competed for years can still have the same anxiety levels found in someone skydiving for the first time. Job hunters who spend a lot of time visualizing their dream job are more likely to still be unemployed six months later. These are some of the surprising findings uncovered by researchers around the world and gathered by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman in\u00a0Top Dog: The Science Of Winning And Losing.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal<\/a> \u201cWhen Americans visit Japanese schools, or invite Japanese children to play with their own children, they often set up the quintessential competitive American game of musical chairs. And invariably they are shocked to observe that Japanese children hate this game. They cry. They won\u2019t play. They offer their last chance at a chair to \u00acanother. Exclude a child in each round? What sort of horrible game is that?\u201d<\/p>\n

Forbes<\/a> \u201cThe last few years, it\u2019s become the conventional wisdom that the secret to success is accumulating ten years\u2019 worth of deliberate, effortful practice. Practice what makes you an expert. We felt there was something missing from that formula. We are not judged on how we practice. We\u2019re judged on how we perform, under pressure, when it counts. We need competitive fire. Ashley and I wanted to know \u2013 what makes someone have that?\u201d<\/p>\n

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