Women tend to apologize more frequently than men, a study in Psychological Science shows. Whether it’s in lieu of an “excuse me” or something we deem more of an offense than men, it’s a subtle, self-defeating habit.
To see if I could stop pardoning myself so much, I kept track of my apologies to family, strangers, and anyone else for a month (excluding the times I genuinely messed up and owed someone an apology).
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