When apologies seem psychologically threatening
For the people who can never admit they’ve misstepped, no matter the circumstance, admitting wrongdoing and offering an apology is too psychologically threatening.
Offering an apology implies that they’ve harmed another person in some way, which can elicit feelings of shame.
116
672 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about loveandrelationships with this collection
Understanding the psychological rewards of bad habits
Creating new habits to replace old ones
Developing self-discipline
Related collections
Similar ideas to When apologies seem psychologically threatening
When someone asks you something you're unsure about
Here are a few ways to buy yourself more time to assess the situation.
- "I need a minute to regroup. Can we talk about this in an hour?"
- "Can we chat about this later today, after I've had some time to consider it?"
- To a friend who wants you to go to a dinner...
#1. When someone asks something you’re just not sure about
It can be helpful to buy some time to analyze the situation and figure out what we want exactly.
- "I need some time to think. Can we pick this up in half an hour?" Or, "Can we talk about this later today, after I’ve had more time to think about it?”
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates