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The covid social phenomenon nobody's talking about
The covid social phenomenon nobody's talking about

Lots of articles are covering how socially awkward we’ve gotten ever since a lot of us have started socially isolating. But I’ve noticed a second, stranger social phenomenon lately that nobody seems to be talking about.

The pandemic has led us to become more critical of how we interact with others.

I hear it all the time these days— folks tell me that they should have done or said things differently in even the most mundane social interactions. A lot of people are having more invasive thoughts, more frequently, regarding how they could have or should have behaved differently. And a lot of folks are making negative assumptions about how they’re perceived by others.

Why is this happening? And why is it happening now?

Here are some psychological phenomena that might help us understand what’s going on.

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New academic paper about Skip the Small Talk just dropped!
New academic paper about Skip the Small Talk just dropped!

We just had a paper published about Skip the Small Talk and we couldn’t be more stoked about the results!

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How to not be socially awkward
How to not be socially awkward

As people emerge from their quarantine shells and start attending social gatherings again, a lot of us are feeling more socially awkward than usual. That’s totally normal to feel strange after not interacting with people in a social setting for a while!

So I wanted to offer a strategy for coping with social discomfort, whether it’s coming from post-quarantine awkwardness, chronic social anxiety, or something in between.

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