Editor's Note
Some weeks this column almost seems to write itself. When all the stars are lined up just right and the entrails are all in order, these 400-or-so words seem to just flow from my tiny, pea-sized brain right to my frantically typing fingers. That doesn't mean what comes out is necessarily good - it just means it's quick.

Letter of the Week : PERFORMANCE ANXIETY
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