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Humblebrag: The Art of False Modesty Harris Wittels
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Dec 5, 2012 - http://www.mbird.com/2012/12/my-emails-send-so-slowly-from-cannes-social-media-and-the-art-of-humblebragging/ · http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/fashion/bah-humblebrag-the-unfortunate-rise-of-false-humility.html? Oct 22, 2013 - According to the Macmillan dictionary, a humblebrag is “a statement in which you pretend to be modest but which you are really using as a way of telling people about your success or achievements. Jun 5, 2012 - I hate when people tell me, 'You're too pretty for tattoos' …shut up …it's art. Nov 5, 2012 - The book spinoff, Humblebrag: The Art of False Modesty, discusses the different types of humblebragging and how the trend first began. Nov 18, 2011 - People love to brag and, at the same time, like to give the impression they're not braggarts. It shows a few contemporary uses, yet the word also shows up on these lists: . Here's a sample: Just filed my taxes. But isn't there a noun to denote the person who behaves in this way, and an There's an interesting entry for humblebrag at Wordnik. Jan 6, 2013 - Of course, we have the idea of false humility and could speak of one who is falsely humble or who is guilty of false modesty. Thus, the humblebrag: an obvious boast, poorly disguised by a veneer of false humility. As you have probably worked out, the art of the humblebrag is to combining shameless self promotion along with fake humility. Jan 24, 2013 - Harris Wittels, comedian and sitcom writer, has collected and published humblebrag tweets from his @humblebrag twitter feed. Technology, Life / Arts, Culture / Recreation, Science, Other. Aug 31, 2012 - I agree with you Robert about humblebragging - false modesty is, in fact, rather ridiculous - but if an artist wants to sell their work, they need to find ways to tell the world about it. Obviously you want people to know about the great things you've done, but they also need reassurance that you've stayed humble through it all. Sep 26, 2012 - Parks and Recreation writer Harris Wittels is in need of some help expressing the word, “Humblebrag” for his new book of the same title. It's titled Humblebrag: The Art of False Modesty. Here's a great way to do it: Try beginning a social media update The False Teachers: Creflo Dollar.