295: The Value of Awkwardness with Melissa Dahl

Melissa Dahl discusses embracing awkward moments and turning them into valuable learning experiences.

You’ll Learn:

1) When self-consciousness can be helpful

2) A quick exercise to instantly make you feel less self-conscious

3) How to effectively navigate an awkward conversation

About Melissa

Melissa Dahl is a senior editor at New York Magazine’s The Cut, where she leads the health and psychology coverage. In 2014, she helped launch Science of Us, NYMag’s popular social science website. Her writing interests include personality, emotions, and mental health. Outside of New York Magazine, Melissa’s byline has appeared in Elle, Parents, and the New York Times.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Career decision course: Do I Stay or Go
• Course video previews: Video 1, Video 2, and Video 3
• Melissa’s Book: Cringe Worthy: A Theory of Awkwardness
• Website: The Cut
• Research: Get Excited: Reappraising Pre-Performance Anxiety as Excitement
• Book: Bird by Bird: Some instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
• Tool: Slack
• Research: The effects of bedtime writing on difficulty falling asleep: A polysomnographic study comparing todo lists and completed activity lists

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