“Try to reframe the provocation: Maybe he’s having a rough day. There’s no need to take it personally. Don’t act like a jerk just because he is. He couldn’t help it. This could be a testy situation, but easy does… — Martin E. Seligman Copy Share Image
“exploders,” people who have frequent outbursts of temper, also have more cancer than normal people.” — Martin E. Seligman Copy Share Image
“Above all, during the interval, change from “ego orientation” to “task orientation.” Think: “I know this seems like a personal insult, but it is… — Martin E. Seligman Copy Share Image
“Practiced regularly (twice a day), relaxation or meditation prevents angry arousal.” — Martin E. Seligman Copy Share Image
“Try to reframe the provocation: Maybe he’s having a rough day. There’s no need to take it personally. Don’t act like a jerk just… — Martin E. Seligman Copy Share Image
“Anger, unlike fear or sadness, is a moral emotion. It is “righteous.” It aims not only to end the current trespass but to repair… — Martin E. Seligman Copy Share Image
“So anger helps us defend threatened territory—it is just, and it is honest. Not only that—it is healthy. It is widely believed that bottling… — Martin E. Seligman Copy Share Image
“But out-of-hand anger ruins many lives. More, I believe, than schizophrenia, more than alcohol, more than AIDS. Maybe even more than depression.” — Martin E. Seligman Copy Share Image
