#347: The Science of Social Awkwardness

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

You’ve likely experienced an awkward moment or two in your life. You say or do something that’s out of social sync, leaving the person you’re interacting with bemused, and you feeling like running and hiding under a rock. While awkwardness is an uncomfortable feeling and can hurt us socially, my guest today argues that there is some upside to it too. His name is Ty Tashiro. He’s a psychologist and the author of "Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome." Today on the show Ty highlights his research on awkwardness. He explains what exactly we feel when we feel awkward and what triggers the feeling. He then digs into why some people are more awkward than others and the detriments that come with being socially awkward. Ty then shares things chronically awkward people can do to be less so, like developing social algorithms and studying manners. We end our conversation discussing the upsides of awkwardness and how to balance it with the downsides. If you struggle with awkwardness or know someone who does, this episode will provide you a lot of actionable advice and insights on both embracing and mitigating your social propensities.

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:13.9	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:14.9	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:18.4	You've likely experienced an awkward moment of tune in your life, and sayers do something
0:21.6	that's socially at a sink, leaving the person you're interacting with, but muted and confused,
0:25.7	and you feeling like running and hiding under a rock.
0:28.4	While awkwardness is in uncomfortable feeling, it can hurt us socially.
0:31.1	My guest-tay argues that there is some upside to it.
0:33.4	His name is Titus Hero.
0:34.4	He's a psychologist and the author of Awkward, the science of why we're socially awkward,
0:38.0	and why that's awesome.
0:39.2	Today on the show, TIE highlights his research on awkwardness.
0:41.6	He explains what exactly we feel when we feel awkward, and what triggers the feeling.
0:45.5	He then digs into why some people are more awkward than others, and the detriment that
0:49.2	come with being socially awkward.
0:50.8	He then shares things chronically awkward people can do to be less so, like developing
0:54.4	social algorithms and studying manners.
0:56.9	In the under-conversation, discussing the upsides of awkwardness and how to balance it
1:00.4	with the downsides.
1:01.4	If you struggle with social awkwardness or know someone who does, this episode will provide
1:04.9	you with a lot of actionable advice and insights on both embracing and mitigating your propensities.
1:09.4	Out of the shows over, check out our show notes at aawim.ias-auckward, where you find links
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