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A.J. Jacobs on Solving Life's Puzzles

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Anger Is Never a Good Emotion Unless You're in Physical Danger

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I think anger is never a good emotion, unless you're in physical danger. I'm sure anger can be extremely effective at social change. But i worry that these changes, since they're based on outrage, just generate more outrage from the other side. Instead of creating a lasting solution, it's going to have some long term problem. So my i find that curiosity is a better spark for me than anger.

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