Several decades ago, I was horribly embarrassed. I lived on an apricot ranch near the university. I brought in much-needed income by working in the apricot drying shed in the summer. One morning, in ...

You know the feeling. You see something embarrassing happen to someone else-or you sit through a particular cringe-inducing scene in a sitcom or comedy movie-and you feel embarrassed on behalf of the ...

When you make a small mistake that doesn't harm anyone else—such as tripping over a curb or misremembering a name—people will like you more if you can laugh at yourself rather than act embarrassed, ...