Hyperbole and a Half: The Awkward Situation Survival Guide. Awkward silence You are talking to an acquaintance or having dinner with your coworkers. The conversation suddenly comes to a crossroads and no one knows where to steer it. The silence has extended past the 6-second mark and the awkwardness is increasing exponentially. Worst of all, you were the last person to speak, so everyone thinks the awkwardness is your fault. The Solution: Sudden, loud noise Foot-in-mouth You are having a great time, talking loudly, feeling like the life of the party. Now everyone is staring at you and your confidence implodes like a punctured balloon.
The Solution: Confuse... ... or redirect... Getting caught staring Sometimes you are ogling a pretty girl, sometimes you are trying to get a better look at a horribly misshapen person and sometimes you are just spacing out and your eyes happen to be pointing directly at someone. Whatever the case, when you are caught, you will feel shame.
The Solution: Encounters with close talkers Unwanted conversation.
Travel. Art. Spoken word events in London | Apples and Snakes. Food. Spoken word events in London | Apples and Snakes. Music. Michio Kaku (2014) "The Future of the Mind" Inspiration. Psychology. The Burning House. The 100 Best, Most Interesting Blogs and Websites of 2014. Editor’s note: 2015’s list of the best, most interesting websites has arrived! The video above is a sampling from that list. Welcome to the most awesome blog post you’re going to see all year. Yep, it’s the third installment in the super-popular annual series in which I document the sites I think you’ll want to spend a lot of time on in the coming year (below you’ll find a few highlights from recent years in case you missed out).
I have one major rule: a site can only appear on this list once, so there are never any duplicates. Every year this list is 100% fresh. There’s more to this article! Visual News - The Cure For Eyeball Boredom.