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2021


The Telegraph | The five-step formula for saying sorry – and feeling better about yourself
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2020


Thrive Global  |  Why women need to stop apologizing unnecessarily at work

Psychology Today  | Decoding an apology: real deal, manipulation, or dodge?

The Cut  |  How I learned to accept an apology from a friend

ABC News Australia  |  Why women say sorry too much and what to say — and do — instead
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Psychology Today  |  Apologizing: what can go wrong when you say you’re sorry?

Vox |  
The inescapable pressure of being a woman on Zoom

SPSP Character & Context  |  Apologies versus denials in the #MeToo movement: did either work?


Freakonomics | How should you ask for forgiveness?

2019


Harvard Business Review  |  Sorry not sorry
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The New York Times  |  No, you don't have to stop apologizing

Associated Press  |  Female candidates asked for forgiveness. Men, not so much


Observer  |  Science suggests Joe Biden needs to apologize quickly, and sincerely

Psychological Science  |  Too late to apologize--unless you have an excuse

Thrive Global  |  Empathy is a superpower in the workplace--Here's how to use it right


Thrive Global  |  Leaders, can you admit when you're wrong?

Psychology Today  |  You know less than you think

Mindful  |  Why is it so hard to apologize?

2018


The British Psychological Society  |  Studies link intellectual humility with openness to other viewpoints

The Globe and Mail  |  A story to improve your storytelling

Psychological Science  |  Why 'sorry' seems to be the hardest word

Psychology Today  |  Why you won't apologize (even though you know you should)

Vice  |  People who never apologize probably aren't nice to themselves either

2017


The Boston Globe  |  Apology tours, charity, and more

​CNN  |  The right (and wrong) way to apologize

The Cut  |  How 'Intellectual Humility' can make you a better person

Daily Mail  |  Conservatives far less likely to apologize than liberals

International Business Times  |  Liberals apologise more often than conservatives- and they're also more forgiving


Mindset Works  |  Growth mindset for a more empathetic and collaborative world

The New York Times  |  The land of apology  and a return to Montreal: The Canada letter
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The New York Times  |  Why it's so hard to admit you're wrong

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  |  Sorry, celebrities and politicians-- your apologies for sexual misconduct are falling short

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PsyPost  |  No apology tour for conservatives: Study shows liberals more likely to say I'm sorry

Slate  |  Humility boosts learning

2016


The Atlantic  |  The art and science of apologizing

BBC |   Why do the  British say 'sorry' so much?

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​Huffington Post  |  Overusing 'sorry' Is not the way to go. Try 'thank you' instead.

2015


The New York Times  |  Empathy is actually a choice

The Express Tribune  |  The act of apologising
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The New York Times  |  Why women apologize and should stop

SPSP Character & Context  |  A relationship with God?

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SPSP Character & Context  |  Self-affirmation promotes better apologies

2014


The Cut |  A trick that will make your next apology better

Medical Daily  |  Divine intervention: Do our beliefs change when someone rejects us romantically?

National Post  |  The use and abuse of 'sorry': Americans do not say it, the British do not mean it and Canadians overdo it
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​Psychology Today  |  What makes some of us own our mistakes, but not others
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Science Daily  |  Reminding people of their religious belief system reduces hostility, study shows

2013


Jezebel  |  Stop apologizing! Why are women so 'sorry' all the time?

Slate  |  I'm  sorry, but I'm not going to stop apologizing

2012


​Chatelaine  |  I'm sorry: The right way to say it

Vancouver Sun  |  Love means (occasionally) having to say you're sorry: study

2010


​Fox News   |  Study reveals why women apologize so much

NBC News  |  Sorry! Study shows why women apologize more

Pacific Standard  |  Real men do apologize

The Globe and Mail  |  Cause offence? Moi?

The Star  |  Science explains why men always have to say sorry

The Wall Street Journal  |  I'm very, very, very sorry...Really?


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