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Yeganeh1. Choke (under pressure) 🍅
Original Sentence: It's caused by something called paralysis by analysis, or choking under pressure, which is when you overthink a skill you've already mastered.
English Definition: To fail to perform well in a difficult or important situation because you are too nervous or anxious.
Persian Definition (Colloquial): گند زدن از استرس، هول شدن و خراب کردن تو موقعیتای حساس.
Example Sentence: He is a great tennis player, but he always chokes when he reaches the final match.
2. Master (verb) 🍞
Original Sentence: ...which is when you overthink a skill you've already mastered.
English Definition: To learn how to do something extremely well or completely understand it.
Persian Definition (Colloquial): اوستای یه کاری شدن، فول شدن و کامل مسلط شدن به چیزی.
Example Sentence: It takes years of daily practice to master a new language.
3. Your mind goes blank 🧀
Original Sentence: ...but the second you get to the front, your mind goes completely blank.
English Definition: To suddenly forget everything or be unable to remember something you know well.
Persian Definition (Colloquial): مغز هنگ کردن، یهو قفل کردن و هیچی یادت نیومدن.
Example Sentence: I studied for hours, but during the exam, my mind went blank.
4. Stakes (High stakes) 🥑
Original Sentence: What she found is that when the stakes are high, you start thinking way too much...
English Definition: The risks or potential consequences involved in a situation. High stakes means there is a lot to win or a lot to lose.
Persian Definition (Colloquial): وقتی پای چیز مهمی وسطه، وقتی حساسیت بالاست و ریسک کار زیاده.
Example Sentence: Climbing that mountain is dangerous, and the stakes are incredibly high.
5. Autopilot 🍕
Original Sentence: So instead of letting that well-practiced skill just run on autopilot...
English Definition: Doing something automatically without having to think about it because you have done it so many times.
Persian Definition (Colloquial): رو حالت خودکار بودن، یه کاری رو بدون فکر کردن و از رو عادت انجام دادن.
Example Sentence: After driving the same route for ten years, my morning commute is completely on autopilot.
6. Consciously 🍔
Original Sentence: ...your brain is trying to consciously control it.
English Definition: Doing something deliberately, with full awareness and thought.
Persian Definition (Colloquial): با آگاهی و از قصد، دانسته و با حواس جمع.
Example Sentence: I have to consciously remind myself to drink water throughout the day, otherwise I forget.
7. Occupied 🌮
Original Sentence: The more that mental workspace gets occupied by worry and self-monitoring...
English Definition: Being used by someone or something; busy, full, or taken up.
Persian Definition (Colloquial): اشغال شدن، پر شدن (چه فکر آدم، چه زمان و مکان).
Example Sentence: Her time is fully occupied with work and taking care of her two kids.
8. Ironically 🍩
Original Sentence: Kind of ironically, to do better, you have to think less.
English Definition: Used to show that something is strange, funny, or frustrating because it is the exact opposite of what you would expect.
Persian Definition (Colloquial): خندهدارش اینجاست که...، از طنز روزگار...، برعکسِ اون چیزی که انتظار میره.
Example Sentence: Ironically, the thief's car was stolen while he was inside robbing the bank.