#Anger #Calm #EmotionalIntelligence #Emotions #Thoughts #Mindfulness Do you ever get really angry ? And when it happens, especially at work, are the consequences good or bad? I'm not talking about the competitive zeal you might get when a competitor beats you out for a lucrative sale and you feel determined to beat them out next time. I'm talking about the rage that can take over when someone treats you unfairly, insults you, or even cuts you off in traffic . That kind of anger can leave you feeling helpless, useless, self-pitying, and unable to focus on the tasks. Wouldn't it be great if you could somehow quiet that anger when it first arises, so you could think logically about how to respond? There is a way that comes from recognizing the truth about anger. Although it is a feeling, it results directly from what you're thinking and from the meaning, you derive from the words or acts that have ticked you off. To prove it, psychologist Jeffrey Nevid, Ph.D.,