Should I have stepped in?

So, this past Friday, I was witness to a dilemma that I believe I could have involved myself in but chose not to. Upon leaving the situation, I felt a semblance of regret that I had to share with a friend that night. Anyway, it went down like this. I entered the Harvard University campus […]

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Do compliments make you cringe? : Unpacking the Impact of Praise on Self-Worth

*If receiving a compliment makes you uncomfortable, you’re not alone. Around 70% of people in a survey associated feelings of embarrassment and discomfort with praise. Why do we feel this way? It starts with a surprise. Our body’s physiological responses to it and more. “It would be easy to attribute our discomfort with praise to […]

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