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The Anger Fallacy: Uncovering the Irrationality of the Angry Mindset
A life without anger is attainable — if you understand The Anger Fallacy.
Anger is everywhere — behind everything from road rage to wrap rage, domestic violence to international conflicts. People cling to their anger, as a tool of influence and a driver of revenge. But is anger really ever useful? And can we learn to overcome it?
In this entertaining and ground-breaking book, two of Australia’s leading clinical psychologists take a radical approach to anger management, exploding the irrational beliefs that fuel this noxious and misunderstood emotion. Through numerous examples from popular culture and the consulting room, and with a sizable dose of humour, the authors show how to combat anger by substituting empathy and understanding for righteous angry judgments. Along the way, readers will learn a new way of viewing people and their actions that is at once powerful and serene.
Anger is everywhere — behind everything from road rage to wrap rage, domestic violence to international conflicts. People cling to their anger, as a tool of influence and a driver of revenge. But is anger really ever useful? And can we learn to overcome it?
In this entertaining and ground-breaking book, two of Australia’s leading clinical psychologists take a radical approach to anger management, exploding the irrational beliefs that fuel this noxious and misunderstood emotion. Through numerous examples from popular culture and the consulting room, and with a sizable dose of humour, the authors show how to combat anger by substituting empathy and understanding for righteous angry judgments. Along the way, readers will learn a new way of viewing people and their actions that is at once powerful and serene.
- GenresNonfictionPsychology
256 pages, Paperback
First published December 20, 2013
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March 31, 2014
Honestly believe this book has the potential to change people's lives. I'm pretty stubborn, and not exactly the calmest person I know, but The Anger Fallacy really challenged a lot of my thoughts and beliefs about this basic human emotion. It was also a surprisingly funny and light-hearted book, considering the subject matter, and I found myself laughing out loud (in public...) at some pages.
What I found interesting is that the book basically eradicates any causes for anger (aka says "if you are angry, you're not really seeing the world properly. Here's why...") rather than just trying to calm the reader down or "manage" their anger, as most self-help type books do. The arguments for anger being quite literally a "fallacy" were well-constructed and, at least for me, difficult to find fault with.
While I'm sure it may prove challenging to immediately implement the ideas of the book (they are, after all, very different to our standard view of anger and the world), I did find that when I sat and read the book for 2 hours straight immediately before starting my 8 hour shift in retail, I managed to survive the day without a single iota of irritation, which is an extraordinary accomplishment for me. So there's hope for us all.
What I found interesting is that the book basically eradicates any causes for anger (aka says "if you are angry, you're not really seeing the world properly. Here's why...") rather than just trying to calm the reader down or "manage" their anger, as most self-help type books do. The arguments for anger being quite literally a "fallacy" were well-constructed and, at least for me, difficult to find fault with.
While I'm sure it may prove challenging to immediately implement the ideas of the book (they are, after all, very different to our standard view of anger and the world), I did find that when I sat and read the book for 2 hours straight immediately before starting my 8 hour shift in retail, I managed to survive the day without a single iota of irritation, which is an extraordinary accomplishment for me. So there's hope for us all.
March 29, 2021
Transformative in my growth as a human being in accepting other people for who they are.
August 10, 2021
One to get back to and constantly review to keep myself in check.
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