Word: shyness
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...personality trait, shyness probably ranks as one of the more benign characteristics that someone can possess, but new research suggests that at least some forms of shyness may have violent, and often deadly, consequences...
Hamermesh, who has studied discrimination at all levels, says that bias is instilled in infancy - much like enduring personality traits such as shyness or high self-esteem - as an essential part of human behavior. "We all have these subconscious preferences for our own group," he says. Ever the economist, Hamermesh adds, "It's important to look at it in baseball because of the amount of money that's being made - the salary of the umpires, baseball players and the amount of revenue that's being made by the industry. All these things make this important...
...first glance, President Bush and Pope Benedict XVI offer a portrait in contrast: the swagger of a trust-my-gut Texan and the shyness of a cerebral theologian. But behind the photo-op set at Saturday's first-ever Bush-Benedict meeting were two men with some key traits in common. Both, of course, wield their words and policy with planetary reach thanks to the unique offices they hold. But there are also some notable parallels in the way they have come to exercise their respective global roles. More than six years into Bush's Presidency and two years into...
...Increasingly, it seems that we rely on technology to mediate socially uncomfortable conversations. Whether it's our shyness at meeting new people, or our queasiness when having to deliver the honest truth, we've figured out that having a tech assist is easier than having a straight spine...
...sense that for Edwards her charges' shyness is an essential part of the pleasure. "The everlasting-daisy fields," she says, politely dismissive, "they're the tourist things. Near Billabong, north of Overlander, they're scattered under the trees on stations where the land is cleared. They don't like competition." These are the landscape flowers, carpets of color that run to the horizon...