How to Survive Embarrassment When You’d Rather Crawl Into a Hole

That thing you shared last night? It’s probably just fine.

If you’re ridiculed or criticized for a creative effort, what should you do? Here are some tips.

You’re going to feel embarrassed at some point in your career. The worst thing to do afterwards is tear yourself down.

This counterintuitive exercise can spark creativity.

Today’s hustle culture claims “unearned” pleasure is shameful. But there are ways to resist this cultural response.

Unchecked, embarrassment can lead to feelings of deep shame and guilt. But the feeling is often oversized and easier to handle than you think. Here’s how.

The science and psychology of the cringe attack.

It’s sometimes tempting to beat yourself up for not feeling sunnier – but there’s good reason to embrace those grumps.

“Laughing at yourself is one of the hardest humor skills,” says Jennifer Hofmann, a researcher at the University of Zurich who studies laughter and emotional expression. How easily you can do so will depend in part on your disposition.

The embarrassment continued when I hired a Latinx woman who reminded me so much of my own family.

Immanuel Kant held that moral education is hydraulic: shame squashes down our vices, making space for virtue to rise up.

FURTHER READING: How Shame and Not Oversharing Can Actually Be a Good Thing via Vox.

The science behind ‘The Ick,’ why certain sounds make you shudder, and what’s behind our obsession with cringe comedy.