2. Social Skills

Some people experience awkward moments, but it doesn't necessarily impact their relationships too much.

However, for other people, awkwardness can be a way of life where they miss important social cues. This creates painful misunderstandings that lead to social exclusion.

- Performance Anxiety: High-stress situations can impair their ability to think clearly, leading to mistakes or poor performance.

- Temporary Lapses: Everyone has moments of forgetfulness or confusion, which can be misinterpreted as a lack of intelligence.

If you’re making an effort to be more social, there are going to be awkward moments.

If you only focus on avoiding awkwardness, then you’ll quickly give up on trying to socialize at all. And this is the opposite of what you want. So instead, I suggest you embrace the awkwardness