When dealing with a predator or some other imminent danger, you have to act fast. Most of the time we are well served by being logical and deliberate but on rare occasions it's helpful to act with unthinking haste. What douglas found is that wild red rage erupts in very specific situations,. often when you're defending your most vital interests.
Neuroscientist Doug Fields was on a trip to Europe when a pickpocket stole his wallet. Doug, normally mild-mannered, became enraged — and his fury turned him into a stranger to himself. This week, we revisit a favorite 2020 episode about the secret logic of irrational anger.
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