Stephanie Vozza helps us understand embarrassment while explaining how it can work for us and what we can do to harness those moments gracefully in a recent article on FastCompany.com Embarrassing moments are fun to relive (long after the fact), but when you’re in the middle of the situation, it can feel like the entire world is looking at you. "Embarrassment is what is called a ‘self-conscious’ emotion; something that we experience in relation to others when we make a mistake or behave in a way that is against social norms or standards," says Susan David, PhD, a Harvard Medical School psychologist and author of Emotional Agility. Read more at FastCompany.com |