You Should Be Embarrassed | Melissa Dahl | TEDxPenn
An expert on the awkward moments that make us cringe, Melissa Dahl explores what “cringe-worthy” moments really are and what they reveal about human nature. Throughout her talk, she draws on embarrassment-what it is, where it comes from, and how we can use it to improve ourselves. Her conclusions are based on the research of top experts in the field, and her suggestions are worth considering to live an intentional, confident life. An expert on the awkward moments that make us human, Melissa
Dahl will be exploring why and how we “cringe,” and what they
can reveal about our priorities and personalities. Moreover, she
will be discussing what we can learn from these inevitable moments of embarrassment, and new ways to approach them. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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... the cringe. I tried being a photographer at a wedding I wasn't invited to without speaking to anyone. Take that memory.. I beg you
@SpicySpinach
4 жыл бұрын
Hahahahha love that
@a.panagop9063
4 жыл бұрын
Needless to mention that I had never taken a photograph before at a wedding and that I was 13 at the time.
@SpicySpinach
4 жыл бұрын
@@a.panagop9063 damn you were confident. I wish more people would be like that.
@OriginalTheUsername
4 жыл бұрын
"Friend of the groom, or friend of the bride?" "Friend of myself" "lol you're in"
@cheekybananaboy3361
4 жыл бұрын
@@a.panagop9063 how'd you get in a random wedding at 13??
If she finds this story cringy she has not watched minecon 2016 yet
Awkwardness is my best friend.
A talk I definitely needed to watch.
if i embrace my embarassment i will break every single wall in my house..
Nice speech Melissa, much needed advice.
Just wanted to say “Thank You” for taking the time to put together and deliver this talk. I found your stories entertaining and thought you did an awesome job of putting it all together and making it flow perfectly from start to finish. I got a lot of value out of this - it inspired me to take action toward my dream - and I’m grateful for it and am sending positive energy, love, peace and harmony to you and yours.
This was a really interesting subject and talk, I enjoyed it. Good job.
I loved this talk ❤❤
Interesting topic! Thanks for your view 🙏🏼 I’ve been pondering the cringe lately and this will help
@Kevin-sy8uf
4 жыл бұрын
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cringing is what we come to do on the TED channel, in general
@Raphael4722
4 жыл бұрын
Best comment 😄
Oh man this one was made for me
Thanks Melissa, this really helped.
00:20. She made me think she was sixteen, right up until I realized that, if this were true, it means that she has been covering psychological science as a journalist since she was around six, 02:47.
@MartyD
4 жыл бұрын
jack me too! 🤣
@Gibon345
4 жыл бұрын
Same. wtf
@Gibon345
4 жыл бұрын
Oh, now i get it. She meant that She WAS 16 when Her parents wanted Her to find a summer job.
@Teichbukkanier
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah same
@SR-kd4wi
4 жыл бұрын
mind blown
Nice and good to see that
I missed the part where she said how cringing and laughing is actually helpful.
@Cookiekeks
3 жыл бұрын
True. I think shes talking nonsense. I dont see any reason why people should use feelings of shame instead of guilt and empathie to be a good person.
I didn't expect this talk to be as useful as it has been, thank you!!
I’ve have embarrassing things like texting my mom in the morning about is she awake and Craig and mom looked confused at first and later I felt embarrassed 😳 or high blood pressure and puberty can lead to ultimate humiliation
she's a very attractive person!
I am 41 which means gen x, and I do not understand cringe. I understand WHEN people use this expression but I have not felt it. I am hugely self conscious, but I do not care how others percieve me. And the same goes for other people. Let people do and look whatever they want. How is this a problem to me?
@MammaApa
4 жыл бұрын
Connecting to the video - of course my past self is always not someone I would like to be again today, no growing person should and noone should stop growing as a person, but I can also see WHY I was like I was and what brought me there and forward to where I am now. It's just history. It doesn't embarrass me.
@lucasbuenofm8760
4 жыл бұрын
wow I envy you so much lol
@iwantmytrophy
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I understand social anxiety, but this seems to be people who expect they must always be positive and genuinely enthusiastic about things like office culture and "living life to the fullest"? In addition to people's "old self-concepts" hanging around longer to haunt them media wise, which probably doesn't help. I don't think it's a generational thing, although there's something to be said about a society that pits everyone against another (X v Y?) and yet everyone's still faking it to "get along" when it appears most don't enjoy it? People seem to be primed to blame themselves.
@khushbu1409
9 ай бұрын
Wow that’s amazing mammaapa
I need that book about farting!
Why is it an "important question" how others percieve you
Saying cringe is cringe btw
@WINOFFICIAL
4 жыл бұрын
V No, it’s not.
@sammyjankis5145
4 жыл бұрын
Writing it too
@TheUrbanEpicure
4 жыл бұрын
Almost as bad as the other Millennial linguistic monstrosities 'flex' and 'lit'.
We're not living a drama, we are living a comedy, my, habibis. learn to laugh at yourself.
Can anyone give a tldr of what she said?
Hi, I'm Cingeeey xDD
@jacksonpercy8044
4 жыл бұрын
LOL rawr *nuzzles you* xDDDD
لماذا لا توجد ترجمة للعربية ؟💔
@ShafiqNazrin
4 жыл бұрын
والله اعلام
I never knew that if you're good to cry about something, they have you your own TED talk.
Wait until she discovers AvPD.
No it isnt good
she is hilarious
She says that they did what they were embarrassed to do..... ..... Me: *keeps holding in the fart*
HENRY CRINGEJUDO wached this and put it to work
She has the balls to get up on stage now she needs toastmasters to sharpen her skills.
clearly an audience full of clinical psychologists. :3
@Cookiekeks
3 жыл бұрын
Why
One day when i was in toilet doing stuff you my aunt walk in because the door was not locked properly, take this you embarassment
Türkçe altyazı eklerseniz çok mutlu olurum🙏🏻
Kek your way to a better you
1st viewer
I can’t wait for this Millenial cringe obsession trend to end and be replaced by another trend.
@suhae2175
4 жыл бұрын
Wait what did I miss this is supposed to be a trend?!
Friat
1st
This talk is cringe. Lol. I see what she did there.
@suhae2175
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah mildly
Fashion fail cringe. Sheesh...
@suhae2175
4 жыл бұрын
Well I actually like her pants xD
You posted cringe, you’re going to lose subscriber!
Wow, do all sixteen year olds dress like that in Penn state? (like their mums)
@ExplaurenwithLauren
4 жыл бұрын
It's a past story
@nataliakhawar2976
4 жыл бұрын
She isn’t actually 16, she’s talking about a past story
@angrytedtalks
4 жыл бұрын
@@nataliakhawar2976 And still dresses cringilly.
How on Earth she's only SIXTEEN? 😕
@kirateplinskiy3717
4 жыл бұрын
She's not sixteen. That story about summer-job was a long time ago. She just told it like example of cringe situation (sorry bout my english, he's not very good)
@angrytedtalks
4 жыл бұрын
Born on Feb 29th.
We're not living a drama, we are living a comedy, my, habibis. learn to laugh at yourself.