Look closely at the most embarrassing details and amplify them.
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Look closely at the most embarrassing details and amplify them.
The reason is because sharing these truths about yourself forces you to own them and accept them, and also demonstrates that feeling embarrassed or ashamed is just that, just another feeling, another part of your humanity, not the end of the world.
Mark Manson • Models: Attract Women Through Honesty
remember what writer Colin Marshall says: “Compulsive avoidance of embarrassment is a form of suicide.” If you spend your life avoiding vulnerability, you and your work will never truly connect with other people.
Austin Kleon • Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Austin Kleon)
llllleeeeeemmmmeetellya , when you put yourself out there, and just allow yourself to be fucking embarrassing, broadcasting your whole learning curve to the world, nothing can bother you anymore BECAUSE ITS NO LONGER EMBARRASSING.
We have normalized not trying anything new for the risk of looking bad and we wonder why nothing feels new anymore.... See more
We have normalized not trying anything new for the risk of looking bad and we wonder why nothing feels new anymore.... See more
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Embarassment is an under-explored emotion, go make a fool of yourself.
The Case for Being Cringe
The most obvious way to find the mammoth is to figure out where your fear is—where are you most susceptible to shame or embarrassment?