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Hey Hank, I vaguely remember watching an old vlogbrothers video where you ranted about things that u
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Turns out that’s untrue. The more you express anger, the more you feel anger. There is no research that suggests that “venting” anger is a thing that allows your anger to escape and become external. Indeed, research indicates that focusing on negative things becomes a habit and the more we do it, the more we do it.
Those videos both took me about a week to put together and both times for more than a week afterward I saw the world as a collection of things to be analyzed for shittiness.
Dealing with negative emotions is very powerful. We need to recognize them, to confront them, not simply experience them.
Turns out that’s untrue. The more you express anger, the more you feel anger. There is no research that suggests that “venting” anger is a thing that allows your anger to escape and become external. Indeed, research indicates that focusing on negative things becomes a habit and the more we do it, the more we do it.
Those videos both took me about a week to put together and both times for more than a week afterward I saw the world as a collection of things to be analyzed for shittiness.
Dealing with negative emotions is very powerful. We need to recognize them, to confront them, not simply experience them.