Some even believe that you can use embarrassment to your advantage. Jordan Harbinger, a Wall Street lawyer turned podcast interviewer, is one of them.
"We can either experience it by pushing past our comfort zones, taking on ambitious goals and challenges, and putting ourselves in a position to fail, sometimes publicly, sometimes painfully," Harbinger says. "Or we can stay within our comfort zones, protecting ourselves from the possibility of embarrassment — but instead feel embarrassed about our desire for safety over growth. Which, in my experience, is a more destructive and longer-lasting type of shame."
Harbinger adds that embarrassment can push us to do better.
"Because anticipating your embarrassment in a future scenario — like an upcoming presentation or a bill that needs to be paid — can be a powerful motivator to do the work necessary to avoid an undesirable outcome," he explains.
Hopefully you'll never end up on an account like Qringey but even if you do, remember that embarrassment is not all bad. Even if it feels like the end of the world in that fleeting moment.
