Jess cavender always thought of herself as a timid person. Her siblings didn't just hog the trampoline, they treated her as if she were an unwelcome guest. Dress tried to get her dad to step in but he offered her some advice. He might as well suggested she punched someone in the face. Jess saved up years of pocket money and birthday cash,. storing her savings in a music box. Her dream a much coveted trampline.
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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