+1 I used something like this before a presentation in front of a crowd recently. It almost felt like I wasn't giving enough room for any of the anxious though

+1 I used something like this before a presentation in front of a crowd recently. It almost felt like I wasn't giving enough room for any of the anxious thoughts that would've forced me into anxious mode. Any time I thought any anxious thoughts, they got pushed out by "I'm going to do well and that's that." I was completely shocked afterwards at how well I'd done (from my pov), but it's definitely been great in learning just a tiny extra bit about myself for self improvement purposes.