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154 Why Anger, Guilt, and Fear Cultivate Success (and the Art of Emotional Agility) with Todd Kashdan

The School of Greatness

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How to Use Anger to Inspire You to Move Forward

When you're angry at somebody or something, the key is to focus on the behavior that bothers you and not the person. If I walk over and then say, listen, you bunch of hillbillies like, like, are you unable to read the sign that says there's no smoking? I've just hit them as human beings. They're going to get angry and defensive and attack you back. You know, it's probably better to have a healthy conversation with them and say, hey,Listen, is there anything we can do to, you know, or would you be willing to not smoke right now?

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