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The Psychology of Chronic Apologizing: Why ‘Sorry’ Is Your Default Setting
Imagine this: you’re navigating a crowded street, minding your own business. Someone bumps into you, quite clearly their fault. Yet, what’s the first word that often escapes your lips? “Sorry.” Or perhaps you’re initiating an email, a phone call, a simple request. “Sorry to bother you,” you type, or “Sorry to interrupt.” Why is “sorry” so often our knee-jerk reaction, a linguistic reflex deployed even when no offense was given, no fault committed?
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