Want to achieve your goals? Get angry because it makes you try harder, scientists say
1 year, 5 months ago

Want to achieve your goals? Get angry because it makes you try harder, scientists say

Daily Mail  

If you want to be a high-achiever, getting angry may help. When people are angry, they tend to put in more effort towards achieving their goals, experts believe. That's because experts believe that when people are angry, they tend to put in more effort towards achieving their goals It appeared they were trying harder, as they spent more time on the more difficult anagrams, rather than giving up. However, a second experiment found people were also more likely to cheat in tests when angry. When people were angry, they managed to correctly solve 39 per cent more anagrams A second experiment found people were also more likely to cheat in tests when angry But this was not the case on the less challenging game.

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Study Reveals There's 1 Surprising Emotion That Can Help You Get Ahead At Work
1 year, 4 months ago

Study Reveals There's 1 Surprising Emotion That Can Help You Get Ahead At Work

Huff Post  

Krisada tepkulmanont via Getty Images Summoning anger helped participants in a new study complete more hard complex tasks. “In easy situations, those changes are less likely to be important to do well.” “The interesting thing about anger is that it’s a cognitively clarifying emotion.” - Soraya Chemaly, author of “Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger” Soraya Chemaly, an …

Want to boost productivity? Try getting angry at work
1 year, 4 months ago

Want to boost productivity? Try getting angry at work

Firstpost  

Anger may not be such an unhealthy emotion after all. Anger ‘boosts’ productivity The American Psychological Association carried out a survey of over 1,000 people who were exposed to experience a specific emotion, such as joy, anger, and sadness, reported Sky News. “That fear stops us from having uncomfortable conversations, which could ultimately help move us forward and stop wasting …

How anger can be put to good use
4 years, 8 months ago

How anger can be put to good use

BBC  

How anger can be put to good use Getty Images We are taught that anger is born from aggression, and destructive. The Roman philosopher Seneca went as far as to describe anger as a “short madness” that sets us on the path to self-destruction – “very like a falling rock which breaks itself to pieces upon the very thing which …

Want to be an optimist? Pick up these positive habits
9 years, 11 months ago

Want to be an optimist? Pick up these positive habits

CNN  

Story highlights Engage in behaviors that reinforce positivity to create a sense of optimism Have calming rituals in place for when things get tough Fall back on positivity, but know how to embrace the negative as well CNN — Ever notice how some people just seemingly have a bright outlook on life – even when everything isn’t exactly on the …

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