Cringeworthy explores the compelling psychology of awkwardness, and explains why learning to accept your awkward moments can be a social advantage.
Melissa Dahl is a senior editor for New York's The Cut, where she covers health and psychology. In 2014, she co-founded NYMag.com's popular social science site Science of Us. Her work has appeared in Elle, Parents and TODAY.com. Cringeworthy is her first book.
A stunningly captivating, clever, and comical look at why social
discomfort haunts us long beyond our teenage years. This book
didn't just help me make sense of my most awkward moments. It
liberated me from feeling embarrassed by them. Well, most of
them.
*Adam Grant, author of GIVE AND TAKE and ORIGINALS*
Melissa Dahl provides a fascinating (and often hilarious)
examination of the underdiscussed feeling of awkwardness. Her
practical, penetrating insights reveal that understanding what's
'cringeworthy' can help us understand ourselves better--and create
happier lives.
*Gretchen Rubin, author of THE HAPPINESS PROJECT*
In this deeply researched and frequently hilarious book, Melissa
Dahl shows that our capacity for cringing with embarrassment—at our
own ineptness or other people's—is no mere psychological oddity.
Her surprisingly uplifting message: through understanding
awkwardness, we can learn to find more joy in the fundamental
absurdity of being human.
*Oliver Burkeman, author of THE ANTIDOTE*
For anyone who's ever felt awkward in a social situation (so, all
of us), Melissa Dahl's Cringeworthy is required reading. Dahl
offers a thoughtful, original take on what it really means to feel
awkward and how to handle them. A way to socialise better, without
embarrassment? Sign us up.
*Sunday Times*
This lively study explains how embracing embarrassing conversations
or exposing situations can improve your life. Dahl is exceptionally
good at describing emotions and the visceral physical sensations
that often accompany them ... pertinent and penetrating.
*The Guardian*
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