28 05 '25
Yes, I’m all for shyness; most certainly not against it. While I’m declaring my biases, let me also lay bare my personal involvement in this matter. I consider myself shy – always have been and assume I always will be – so the cynical could well dismiss my thinking as an indulgence in self-defense. I…
22 03 '11
In an earlier editorial I talked about guilt as an unpleasant emotion that is best kept in sight. Well, what about shame? Is that not what you also feel when you feel guilty? For purposes of gaining insight into these difficult feelings, it is important to distinguish between shame and guilt. As I said in…