Jim KwikFounder, Kwik Brain · Brain Coach

What to do when you're socially awkward 😅

29 Sept 2024 · 0 min

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Jim Kwik explains that people like you more when you acknowledge awkward moments and apologize, because it signals self-awareness. Being openly honest about your shortcomings, without excuses, makes you more authentic and socially likable.

There's actually some studies that show people actually like you more if you did something awkward and then apologized for it than if nothing awkward at all happened, because it shows some awareness about it. I know it's hard when people are kids, but I think it can be the same thing on a more characteristic level or trait-like level where it's like, hey, I'm just not very good at this or that. And I'm not making an excuse for myself. I'm just saying, like, I'm not very good at it.