Oversharing
noun
Sharing too much information, especially personal or private details, than is necessary or appropriate.
A lot of people tend to oversharing about their personal lives on social media.
Often appears as...
- oversharing on social media
- oversharing about personal lives
noun
Sharing too much information, especially personal or private details, than is necessary or appropriate.
A lot of people tend to oversharing about their personal lives on social media.
Often appears as...
- oversharing on social media
- oversharing about personal lives
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Boundaries
Mind the line between sharing and oversharing to respect privacy, your own and others'.
He started oversharing about his divorce, which made everyone uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 2/3Online Caution
Be cautious with personal details on the internet, it's easy to overshare without realizing.
She was oversharing on her blog, detailing her daily routines and locations.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Connotation
Typically used in informal settings; be mindful of context when discussing personal information.
During the job interview, he began oversharing about his family issues.
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Boundaries
Mind the line between sharing and oversharing to respect privacy, your own and others'.
He started oversharing about his divorce, which made everyone uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 2/3Online Caution
Be cautious with personal details on the internet, it's easy to overshare without realizing.
She was oversharing on her blog, detailing her daily routines and locations.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Connotation
Typically used in informal settings; be mindful of context when discussing personal information.
During the job interview, he began oversharing about his family issues.
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Boundaries
Mind the line between sharing and oversharing to respect privacy, your own and others'.
He started oversharing about his divorce, which made everyone uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 2/3Online Caution
Be cautious with personal details on the internet, it's easy to overshare without realizing.
She was oversharing on her blog, detailing her daily routines and locations.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Connotation
Typically used in informal settings; be mindful of context when discussing personal information.
During the job interview, he began oversharing about his family issues.
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A funny look at the...
why does this car smell like awkwardness failure and shame if I want to ask that question I walk into my own bedroom I'm oversharing I'm probably oversharing
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember, oversharing, that's not honesty. Our manic tweeting and texting can blind us
Video examples
A funny look at the...
why does this car smell like awkwardness failure and shame if I want to ask that question I walk into my own bedroom I'm oversharing I'm probably oversharing
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember, oversharing, that's not honesty. Our manic tweeting and texting can blind us
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Quote examples
Ayelet Waldman
Israeli Novelist
Where would the memoir be without bipolar writers? I mean, that's what - that whole oversharing thing is really a very clear symptom of bipolar disorder. And I'm not saying that every, you know, I'm not accusing every memoirist of being bipolar. But I think in a way it's kind of a gift.
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Ashton Kutcher
American Actor
I think privacy is valuable. You don't have to share everything, and it's healthy to occasionally hit the pause button and ask yourself if you're oversharing. But at the end of the day, if you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to hide.
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Rachel Simmons
American Author
Oversharing online can make you feel connected to someone in the moment, but when the moment is over, the only thing that has really changed is that you just gave a piece of yourself away.
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Faith Salie
American Journalist
The fact that oversharing exists at all as a noteworthy notion is a relief, because I'm afraid that our younger generations could grow up having no idea what it even means to overshare.
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Faith Salie
American Journalist
It's beyond TMI - oversharing is not just too much information; it's incessant sharing of non-information - breaking news about your gluten-free diet complete with duck face selfies.
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Brene Brown
American Author
The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a little judgment.
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Lena Dunham
American Actress
I'm ridiculous in my oversharing; my mom and sister are very open but a little more judicious than me... and my father is a decidedly private person.
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Meghan Daum
American Author
In a world of oversharing, we don't want to be unknown or unseen. We don't want to be left out.
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Tyler Oakley
American Entertainer
Being misunderstood - that's the thing that scares me. Because my life is about oversharing.
Quote examples
Ayelet Waldman
Israeli Novelist
Where would the memoir be without bipolar writers? I mean, that's what - that whole oversharing thing is really a very clear symptom of bipolar disorder. And I'm not saying that every, you know, I'm not accusing every memoirist of being bipolar. But I think in a way it's kind of a gift.
Quote examples
Ashton Kutcher
American Actor
I think privacy is valuable. You don't have to share everything, and it's healthy to occasionally hit the pause button and ask yourself if you're oversharing. But at the end of the day, if you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to hide.
Quote examples
Rachel Simmons
American Author
Oversharing online can make you feel connected to someone in the moment, but when the moment is over, the only thing that has really changed is that you just gave a piece of yourself away.
Quote examples
Faith Salie
American Journalist
The fact that oversharing exists at all as a noteworthy notion is a relief, because I'm afraid that our younger generations could grow up having no idea what it even means to overshare.
Quote examples
Faith Salie
American Journalist
It's beyond TMI - oversharing is not just too much information; it's incessant sharing of non-information - breaking news about your gluten-free diet complete with duck face selfies.
Quote examples
Brene Brown
American Author
The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a little judgment.
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Lena Dunham
American Actress
I'm ridiculous in my oversharing; my mom and sister are very open but a little more judicious than me... and my father is a decidedly private person.
Quote examples
Meghan Daum
American Author
In a world of oversharing, we don't want to be unknown or unseen. We don't want to be left out.
Quote examples
Tyler Oakley
American Entertainer
Being misunderstood - that's the thing that scares me. Because my life is about oversharing.
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