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Overcoming Social Anxiety
1:11:28 - 1:18:00 (06:32)
Learn the spotlight effect where you are usually more focused and self-conscious when you are out in public. Overcoming social anxiety requires exposure therapy and the realization that the stakes are not as high as you think.
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By putting yourself out there, joining exercise classes, and imagining your best possible self, you can practice recalibrating your social tendencies as an introverted person.
1:11:28 - 1:15:22 (03:54)
Summary
By putting yourself out there, joining exercise classes, and imagining your best possible self, you can practice recalibrating your social tendencies as an introverted person. It may feel uncomfortable at first, but taking these steps can help you come out of your shell.
ChapterOvercoming Social Anxiety
Episode#523 - Dr Christian Jarrett - The Science Of Personality Change
PodcastModern Wisdom
A discussion on the benefits of taking improv as a way to overcome social anxiety and realizing that the stakes in social situations are not as high as we make them out to be.
1:15:22 - 1:17:08 (01:46)
Summary
A discussion on the benefits of taking improv as a way to overcome social anxiety and realizing that the stakes in social situations are not as high as we make them out to be.
ChapterOvercoming Social Anxiety
Episode#523 - Dr Christian Jarrett - The Science Of Personality Change
PodcastModern Wisdom
In this episode, they discuss an experiment from the seventies called "The Spotlight Effect," where researchers had different students wear an embarrassing T-shirt into a tutorial situation and found that people didn't notice it as much as they thought they would.
1:17:08 - 1:18:00 (00:51)
Summary
In this episode, they discuss an experiment from the seventies called "The Spotlight Effect," where researchers had different students wear an embarrassing T-shirt into a tutorial situation and found that people didn't notice it as much as they thought they would.