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Your Constant Rage is Wasting Your Life
Before you respond to that angry tweet or post that scathing Facebook comment, think about this: your rage is wasting your life.
It’s easy to get caught up in the cycle of anger. We see something that makes us upset, and we make the primal decision to lash out in response.
The problem is that lashing out rarely solves anything. In fact, it usually just makes things worse.
I hopped on Twitter this morning to respond to a message I received overnight. A fellow freelancer had sent me a DM asking for help with a project she was working on.
I was on my digital way to responding when another tweet caught my eye.
In this short, 240-character message, someone I *kind of* knew was railing against a post from someone I assume they *kind of* knew.
I won’t get into the details of what was said, but I will say that this tweet set off a chain reaction. More and more people chimed in, adding their two cents to the conversation. And before I knew it, I found myself caught up in it too.
I scrolled through the replies, looking for something witty or clever to add to the conversation. I wanted to be part of the digital mob, even if it was just for a moment.
