About People-triggers. My name is Scott Fenstermaker, and I’m a professional software marketer and a part-time actor and speaking coach from Chicago.
I have always been fascinated by the reasons why people do the things they do. I first caught the scent of it when I was taught about acting technique at Illinois Wesleyan. In acting classes, they typically teach students about having a specific objective having to do with the other characters, and using all kinds of tactics to go about achieving that objective. How Pressure and Stress Are Affecting Your Performance.
The Candle Problem Some years ago, a Princeton psychologist named Sam Glucksberg brought a group of test subjects into a room.
In the room was a table positioned against a wall. On the table was a book of matches, a box of thumbtacks, and a candle. “Your job,” Glucksberg told his subjects, “is to attach the candle to the wall in such a way that when it’s lit, the wax will not drip onto the table.