Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue. A few days ago, I found 12 moments that were pretty awkward, and over the past few days, I found some more. Our media age offers a plethora of opportunities for personal embarrassment, but hey – at least we can watch everyone else’s awkward moments on YouTube. There were memes, lewks, and plenty of awk moments. Who else has liked a crush’s Instagram post from three years ago? We can’t be the only ones who have ever sent a screenshot of a message… right back to the person we were texting. Raise your hand if you’ve ever swiped right on a coworker by mistake and had to avoid their desk on your way to the kitchen. As I mentioned earlier, Survivor loved ones provide some of the best awkward moments, and still, to this day, Greg’s home video from his sister sits in a class of its own. We have to say, the awkward moments that take the cake are those brought on by the digital age of communication – we mean texting, dating apps, and social media. More famous awkward moments from the 21st century include Mike Tyson falling off a hoverboard and when Ariana Grande got caught on camera licking a doughnut at a bakery before putting it back (ew!). Who hasn’t heard of Janet Jackson’s famous “Nipplegate” situation at the Superbowl? Who doesn’t remember when Ashlee Simpson got caught lip-synching at a concert?Īwkward moments in the YouTube age have a whole new character, as they can be watched over and over again. With the advent of radio, TV, movies, and more technology that connects us, the number of awkward moments publicized and made infamous expanded exponentially. Some of the earliest awkward moments we could find include Isaac Newton incorrectly predicting the end of the world several times, a football team in the 1929 Rose Bowl almost running a touchdown to the wrong side of the field, and President Roosevelt accidentally running into Churchill coming out of the bath, naked! Turns out, humans have been awkward since the dawn of time. Just in case you’re working through your own social faux pas, check out this history to make yourself think: “hey, at least I didn’t do that.” And if you're regularly feeling like your conversations could be better? (Hey, it happens!) Maybe it's time to brush up on your conversation skills.The variety of awkward moments is endless, but some of humanity’s most cringe-worthy moments have been better documented than others.
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So next time a conversation hits an awkward bump-or a moment you perceive as awkward-try to remember that you may just need to shift your perspective. People tend to notice your most embarrassing moments far less than you think they do. Then, once we realize our mind has wandered, it's time to refocus on the current moment. But it's a good chance the other person doesn't think you're awkward."Īwareness is the first step toward practicing mindfulness and begins with noticing where your attention had moved to, in this case toward staying hung up on thinking we've been awkward.
"We're missing all the signs the other person is giving us that they're just enjoying our company," says Headlee, "So, yes, you may feel awkward during that silence. Since the core of bearing those awkward moments is realizing that we're probably overthinking it, it's about adjusting our awareness instead of allowing our anxiety over the perceived awkwardness to derail.
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