January 26, 2021

16. How do I stop getting so angry?

26 minutes

Some surprising statistics on anger:

60 percent of people admit to losing their temper while driving.

25 percent of adults say they’ve committed an act of road rage.

Almost ⅔ of office workers have experienced office rage.

71% of internet users admit to having suffered net rage.

Pretty crazy, right?

With that many people dealing with anger on a regular basis, you may wonder what’s so bad about it? Well, in addition to causing stress and inflammation in our bodies, anger can also cause us to do stupid stuff — like break our computers, cut people off in traffic, say insulting or hurtful things, or do things we later regret.

This week, I dive into how we can distinguish between positive anger and anger that limits us and leads us astray.

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