Soul Gum How to Get Over an Embarrassing Moment in 5 Steps
Admit it: you’re still thinking about that cringey thing you did 6 years ago. Maybe it was something you said. Something you did. Something that haunts you at 2 AM when your brain decides to rerun its most humiliating blooper reel.
Today, we’re breaking down exactly how to move past an embarrassing moment in 5 steps. We’ll talk about why your brain refuses to let things go, how the spotlight effect makes you think people care way more than they actually do, and the five fastest ways to shake off the cringe and move on with your life.
EPISODE OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
02:06 Preorder Make Believe! Come see me on tour!
02:44 Why do we feel embarrassment?
03:50 Embarrassment scale
03:57 Tier 1: slight cringe
05:07 Tier 2: mild cringe
07:07 Tier 3: proper humiliation
11:09 Tier 4: deep humiliation
13:29 Tier 5: existential humiliation
15:45 Jean Paul Sartre’s the gaze
17:50 The spotlight effect
18:44 Social media and the spotlight effect
19:30 5 tips for navigating embarrassing moments
19:3 6 Break - Book! Bali! Tour!
25:25 1. Remember the spotlight is not real
29:51 2. Call it out as it’s happening
32:49 3. Tell someone
34:27 4. Figure out the root
35:58 5. Own it and then move on
40:07 Challenge
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