In the past, it was believed that stress could increase our ability to learn and to be creative. This belief is behind students scurrying from one class to the next, and for employers to expect employees to perform at peak levels while burning the candle from both ends. However, recent research on the effects of stress on learning shows that learning and creativity (big-picture thinking, future planning) are compromised under stress.

Pavlov, who introduced the world to the conditioned response, was one of the first researchers to recognize the negative influence that stress has on the learning process. Further research has confirmed Pavlov’s findings.  Simply, the more stress you are under, the lower your learning potential.

Here are some reasons why stress interferes with learning:

PS – ‘stressed’ spelled backwards is ‘desserts’ (read: chocolate).  Coincidence?  I think not!

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