Awkward moments are a fact of life. We’ve all done the back-and-forth dance of trying to get around someone on the sidewalk. We’ve all simply not seen the line and accidentally cut, causing grumblings among others and embarrassment to us. But for some of us, awkward moments seem like an everyday occurance. What to do? And is it really so bad? Luckily, we can ask Dr. Ty Tashiro.
Dr. Ty Tashiro is a psychologist and author of Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome. He is also the author of The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Quest for Enduring Love. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time.com, TheAtlantic.com, and on NPR, plus he’s addressed TED@NYC, the Harvard Business School, MIT’s Media Lab, and the American Psychological Association. You can find him on Twitter @tytashiro
In conversation with Savvy Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen, Dr. Tashiro shines a light on the awkward brain, both in childhood and as adults. In this episode you will learn:
- What awkwardness actually is and why there are two sides to being awkward
- How the hallmarks of awkwardness can actually be strengths
- How the gap between what’s socially expected and our behavior gives rise to awkward or embarrassing moments
- Why to put our awkwardness into context and step away from all-or-nothing thinking
- How awkward people can use their talent for systems and how things work to hack social interactions
- Two great ways to help your awkward child, plus how not to overprotect them (with potentially hilarious results)
- How the painfully awkward traits of childhood often evolve into wonderful traits of adulthood
Listen to the full interview with Ty and Ellen using this article's audio player or wherever you like to get your podcasts.
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