Inneresting 65
issue 65
August 27th, 2021
It’s hard to say I’m sorry
We want our characters to grow and learn, but how can they patch up broken relationships? Simran Sethi gets tips from psychologist Harriet Lerner on how to make an apology feel like a fresh start.
Candice Jalili looks at a model for meaningful apologies and how to tailor it to different relationships.
From the professional world, Dr. W. Timothy Coombs explains why it’s in a company’s self interest to publicly say sorry when they’re in crisis.
What good apologies look like
Showing how the groundwork for a satisfying apology scene comes from the past positive actions of the characters, Gissane Sophia breaks down a scene from Ted Lasso.
Watch this season 4 scene from Parks and Recreation to see Leslie Knope offer a sincere apology and pivot into proving her desire to change through action.
Wait, is that really an apology?
Franchesca Ramsey outlines the pitfalls people stumble into when responding defensively to getting called out on their actions.
The Still Processing podcast categorizes the different types of celebrity non-apology.
Artemis Shaw’s short film Real Talk satirizes the tropes of non-apologies, focusing on the rapid public rehabilitation of a sexual predator in front of his accuser and a live studio audience.
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Other Cool Things
For her video series attempting the work habits of famous authors, Kate Cavanaugh tries writing like Nora Roberts.
Yina Huang unpacks the idea of Sondering from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
From the Thick Skin interview series, author Porochista Khapour responds to negative reviews of her books.
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