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Comment [The art of the process](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-art-of-the-process/5fdd4814b78ac62dff80bec9)

[Isaac Tait](https://hashnode.com/@Isaac-Tait)

[Dec 19, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-art-of-the-process/5fdd4814b78ac62dff80bec9/comment/5fde4fe5b78ac62dff80ce28)

While watching Big Bang Theory last night Sheldon mentioned something called the [Yerkes Dodson law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerkes%E2%80%93Dodson_law).

> The law dictates that performance increases with physiological or mental arousal, but only up to a point. When levels of arousal become too high, performance decreases.

For me publishing my in-progress beta created just the right amount of anxiety to increase my performance.