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Final Note: Peak Embarrassed

We reach our highest level of embarrassment at a pretty young age in life.

In our Final Note for Friday, May 16, I’ve flashed back to my teenage self: those awkward days when we felt we could do nothing right and mortification lurked at every turn, complete disgrace only a heartbeat away. For me, anyway.

Researchers apparently found the exact age when we’re most likely to be embarrassed. “Peak embarrassed,” they call it.

17. 2 years of age is that peak point when you’re more likely to feel embarrassed by your own actions, according to a 2013 study in the journal Psychological Science.

And that’s probably good news for adults, or at least anyone over the age of 17.2 years.

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