Comments on: More on the science of apology https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/ Analyzing apologies in the news, media, history and literature. We condemn the bad and exalt the good. Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:27:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: “This is not who I am” | SorryWatch https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/#comment-214974 Mon, 20 May 2019 22:29:27 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=4271#comment-214974 […] means you’re not actually taking responsibility — meaning you’re missing the single most important element of a good apology.  You’re calling yourself better than your own words or actions. […]

]]> By: Is it too late to say “I’m Sorry?” | More Enigma Than Dogma https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/#comment-207601 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:18:23 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=4271#comment-207601 […] More on the Science of Apology: […]

]]> By: When you’re being called “the knees-together judge”… | SorryWatch https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/#comment-207277 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:39:23 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=4271#comment-207277 […] SEEMED to fulfill the mandates dictated by the authors of the study we discussed last year, “An Examination of the Structure of Effective Apology.” He did all the things! Expressed regret, explained what went wrong, acknowledged […]

]]> By: A non-apology song on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | SorryWatch https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/#comment-205483 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 02:31:24 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=4271#comment-205483 […] so much more Yes I will… But you go first. Why is it hard so hard to apologize first? Well, as we’ve noted before, apologizing means taking ownership of your own bad conduct. Knowing that you’ve done wrong […]

]]> By: Daddy Turner Overdrive | SorryWatch https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/#comment-198761 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 16:47:34 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=4271#comment-198761 […] actions. Taking responsibility is the single most important part of an effective apology. As we’ve noted many times here on SorryWatch, the other elements are explicitly saying what you’re […]

]]> By: random unrelated byline mega-roundup https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/#comment-196937 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:46:54 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=4271#comment-196937 […] activity on SorryWatch: A look at a study about what elements are necessary for an apology to be effective (illustrated with adorable animal pictures); mockery of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s […]

]]> By: sumac https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/#comment-196700 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 22:58:44 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=4271#comment-196700 In reply to Jon Carroll.

It can be counter-productive to involve overemphatic gesturers in a 12-step program. Just finding a space where they don’t evict a group after the jams are kicked out once or twice is difficult. Look for a 12-twitch program. Or one of the eyebrow linguistics therapies.

]]> By: Jon Carroll https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/#comment-196651 Sun, 17 Apr 2016 18:44:00 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=4271#comment-196651 I’m glad to know there’s a rehab program for overemphatic gesturers. Do you have a discreet website?

]]> By: snarly https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/#comment-196617 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 21:57:33 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=4271#comment-196617 In reply to tanita.

I like “The Celebrity If”!

]]> By: snarly https://sorrywatch.com/more-on-the-science-of-apology/#comment-196616 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 21:56:59 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=4271#comment-196616 In reply to Matisse Enzer.

I’m with Sumac — you were right. But don’t beat yourself up; the buck didn’t stop with you. (One of my fave apologies on the site is from a guy at the top when the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded. The buck DID stop with him, and when he discovered he’d been wrong about the cause of the disaster, he apologized to the public and to the staff whose work had been wrongfully implicated. Unlike him, you weren’t at the top of the food chain, and you did what you could without losing your job.)

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