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A review by schmoterp
Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome by Ty Tashiro
2.0
Audible.com has daily deals. This was one of them. For $3, I was able to listen to a specific topic in detail. Was it worth it? Yes, but it wasn't much more than what I received by a good old-fashioned Judeo-Christian education.
What I mean by that is I have always been taught that everyone is unique. And contrary to a popular pessimistic view of that idea, I do believe it to be true. Awkward attempts to explain awkward people by defining who they are, how they generally think, how others need to approach them, and how they need to approach themselves. But this isn't unique to awkward people, at least not in my estimation. This book provides reasons for being compassionate towards an awkward person...maybe even giving awkward people to have permission to be compassionate to themselves. Still, this applies to any and all groups of people including those that have socially-recognized strengths like, for instance, good looks.
Why this book even needs to be written is beyond me.
What I mean by that is I have always been taught that everyone is unique. And contrary to a popular pessimistic view of that idea, I do believe it to be true. Awkward attempts to explain awkward people by defining who they are, how they generally think, how others need to approach them, and how they need to approach themselves. But this isn't unique to awkward people, at least not in my estimation. This book provides reasons for being compassionate towards an awkward person...maybe even giving awkward people to have permission to be compassionate to themselves. Still, this applies to any and all groups of people including those that have socially-recognized strengths like, for instance, good looks.
Why this book even needs to be written is beyond me.