Usually if my friends are going, I'll make up any excuse not to go.

通常我的朋友要去時，我會找任何藉口不去。

But I'm about to do it now to test out research about a really easy way to get over your anxiety.

但為了驗證一個關於如何簡單地消除焦慮感的研究，我現在要去 KTV 了。

Most people say you should take a deep breath and calm down.

很多人說，你需要深呼吸、冷靜。

But that might be exactly the wrong thing to do.

但這可能不是正確的應對方式。

Instead, you might wanna try saying three little words to yourself.

反之，你可以試著對自己說三個小小的字。

I am excited.

好興奮。

In these studies we had people say, "I'm excited."

在這些研究裡，我們請受試者說「我好興奮。」

And when people said that, when they reappraised their anxiety as excitement, they actually gave better public speeches, they sang better in our karaoke lounge, and they did better on math tests.

當他們這樣說時，他們會把焦慮感重新評估成興奮感，因此在眾人面前演講時講得更好、在我們卡拉OK包廂內唱得更好、數學考試考更高分。

It sounds too simple to be true, but what you're really doing is getting yourself out of a threat mindset, where you're focused on all the things that could go wrong, and into an opportunity mindset, where you're thinking about all the good things that could happen if you do well.

聽起來太容易了，但其實你是在跳脫威脅的思考模式；也就是集中注意力在事情會出錯的地方，進入機會的思考模式；集中注意力在事情會很順利的地方。

They weren't actually less anxious, right?

其實焦慮感並沒有減少，對吧？

They just did better.

他們只是做得更好而已。

That's right.

沒錯。

So, anxiety, the arousal stays high, and you stay in that high arousal state, and just flip from negative to positive, from anxiety to excitement.

所以焦慮時處於亢奮模式，而你依然停留於高度亢奮模式，你只是從負面轉為正面以及從焦慮轉為興奮而已。

The reason is, anxiety and excitement have a lot more in common than you might think.

原因在於，焦慮感和興奮感的相似處可能比你想像地更多。

They're both aroused emotions.

他們都是激動的情緒。

In both, the heart beats faster, cortisol surges, and the body prepares for action.

兩者都會使人類心跳加快、壓力荷爾蒙上升、身體準備行動。

It's much easier to get from anxiety to excitement, than it is from anxiety to calm.

由焦慮轉為興奮會比焦慮轉為冷靜來得簡單。

In Brooks' study, after saying, "I'm excited," people sang 17% better, were 17% more persuasive at speaking, and did 22% better on a math test than people who said nothing or tried to remain calm.

在 Brooks 的研究中，說了「我好興奮」的人比起什麼都沒說或試著保持冷靜的人唱得更好的程度多出百分之 17、演講時更有說服力的程度多出百分之 17、數學考試比別人考得更好的程度多出百分之 22 。

And why did you pick, "Don't Stop Believin'?"

妳為什麼選 Don't Stop Believin' 這首歌？

It's the 21st most downloaded song on iTunes ever.

它是 iTunes 史上下載量最高的第 21 名。

It's not a particularly easy song to sing.

它不是一首好唱的歌。

So we wanted it to be just hard enough that it would make people feel anxious.

我們想要選一首夠難的歌讓大家感到焦慮。

How are you feeling?

妳感覺如何？

I am excited.

很興奮。

I'm excited.

很興奮。

I tested out the study's findings at this bar.

我在這個 KTV 吧來測試這個研究理論。

We couldn't use the actual song, so here's some other music instead.

因為版權問題，我們不能用那首歌，所以我們用別首代替。

We were really good though, I promise.

我們真的很棒，我保證。

Give it up for the ladies!

掌聲謝謝這些小姐們！

We killed it!

我們超棒。

No, it was good, it was good, and I think the excitement helped.

對，太棒了，而且我想興奮的心情有幫助。

I think, if you're afraid, you should just say you're excited.

我覺得，如果你會害怕的話，你應該要說你很興奮。

Because it will make you, at the very least, it won't change your fear, it can only have a positive effect.

因為它就算不會改變你的恐懼，至少也會帶來正面效果。