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shyness



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To forge better social connections, weigh whether shyness, cynicism or snap judgments of others hold you back.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Yet her shyness intensified in the final decade of her life, when she stayed home caring for her mother, watching sports and raking in royalties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

“I don’t know if he felt a sort of shyness, which is really interesting because as a person he’s not shy whatsoever.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025

Dr. Cohen also speaks candidly about the anxiety and shyness that sometimes limited his professional opportunities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2025

But a moment later he had forgotten his shyness, for Menelaus began to speak of Odysseus—of his greatness and his long sorrows.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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