Why We Snap: Understanding the Rage Circuit in Your Brain

by Douglas Fields

The startling new science behind sudden acts of violence and the nine triggers this groundbreaking researcher has uncovered

We all have a rage circuit we can’t fully control once it is engaged as R. Douglas Fields, PhD, reveals in this essential book for our time.  The daily headlines are filled with examples of otherwise rational people with no history of violence or mental illness suddenly snapping in a domestic dispute, an altercation with police, or road rage attack. We all wish to believe that we are in control of our actions, but the fact is, in certain circumstances we are not. The sad truth is that the right trigger in the right circumstance can unleash a fit of rage in almost anyone.

But there is a Essentially the same pathway in the brain that can result in a violent outburst can also enable us to act heroically and altruistically before our conscious brain knows what we are doing. Think of the stranger who dives into a frigid winter lake to save a drowning child.

Dr. Fields is an internationally recognized neurobiologist and authority on the brain and the cellular mechanisms of memory. He has spent years trying to understand the biological basis of rage and anomalous violence, and he has concluded that our culture’s understanding of the problem is based on an erroneous that rage attacks are the product of morally or mentally defective individuals, rather than a capacity that we all possess. 

Fields shows that violent behavior is the result of the clash between our evolutionary hardwiring and triggers in our contemporary world. Our personal space is more crowded than ever, we get less sleep, and we just aren't as fit as our ancestors. We need to understand how the hardwiring works and how to recognize the nine triggers. With a totally new perspective, engaging narrative, and practical advice, Why We Snap uncovers the biological roots of the rage response and how we can protect ourselves—and others.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Science, Self Help, Neuroscience, Health, Medical

416 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2015

Reviews

[May Ling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Summary: Blends neurology and psychology to explain rage in a novel way. The acronym LIFEMORTS is a clever way to organize the book. First 5 star book rating I'm giving this year. Ideal for those interested in a more robust understanding of this topic.

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I was surprised that I am giving this 5 stars though its composite is sub-4. The book is about rage. Many topics this field are triggers for many people (rape, war, angry family members, etc). My suspicion is that for many of these reviewers they could not override their own psychology around the issue to actually read what Field is writing with a neutral lens. It's hard to do that for some of these issues for sure.

The book is well organized and although many are critical (in a manner that is almost petty) of his personal story as a starting point, I think it's great. It tells you his rationale. He snapped, despite the fact that he's a neurologist and also there's nothing in his history that would suggest it. Similarly, others in the group behaved a particular way, also out of character. As getting potentially mugged is something that quite a lot of people can relate to, it's a nice way to bind the book together.

Here then are my notes:
p.20 - This is where differentiates snapping vs. other types of violent, angry, or otherwise negative acts. "Sometimes these are criminal and profoundly cruel acts, but none of the ones I've recounted was the result of insanity or even the result of conscious reasoning. This explains the apparent paradox of a seemingly stable and nonviolent individual snapping suddenly and committing horrible violence."
His point is that we think of anger and negative emotions that go overboard as something only a few are capable of, but actually nope. We all have the potential to snap. That's why he goes through the neurology. Also, if that's the case, well then man, we ought to try to understand this thing. Excellent point and part of what contributes to 5 stars. P. 24 - "Coded into our DNA through eons of the battle for the survival of the fittest, the circuits of aggression reside latent in the hypothalamus of everyone. New methods and information are revealing how they work."

p. 25 - He starts with the idea that the reptilian bran competes with the neocortex and the cerebral cortex. The other two are much larger and have undergone a lot more evolution. In theory all of them work. And just to demonstrate this:

p. 36, he talks about this mind control experiment with bulls. They radio stimulated the brain. it worked to calm the bull all the way down. Today some experiment with transcranial stimulation to help people that really struggle with anger and also their brain scans kinda show an enlarged or over active region.

But then he ends p. 37 - triggers can still make you go red.

P. 44 he states the 9 triggers: LIFEMORTS - Life/limb, Insult, Family, Environment, Mate, Order in society, Resources, Tribe, Stop. Each chapter then gets to be about one of these. BRILLIANT for writing and helping people remember. 5 stars for the organization of thoughts. #envy. The point is that our rage response might trigger and we need to be aware enough to activate the other 2 brains to override the stupid things we might just snap and do.

p. 50/51 - "Interestingly, the external circumstances that modify the threshold for pulling the triggers are the same LIFEMORTS triggers of the sudden rage attack, only experienced over a prolonged period of time rather than suddenly by a specific event."
This is key for the work environment as we blame people that are involved in a single incident vs. a broader issue that might be pervasive.

p. 82- Talks about Insult and how that works as a way of violence. In the past, that was grounds for a duel, but now, we don't accept it.
p. 87 - 5 pleas of insanity with different outcomes: "Guilty but insane, guilty but mentally ill, Acquitted by reason of insanity, not guilty by reason of insanity, not guilty by reason of mental disease."
67% of jurors think that this is a medical term. It's not.

p. 113 - Talks about the unconscious mind that process sensory information without necessarily conscious behavior.
p. 116 - Example of the frontal lobes and their role in gut feelings. Judgements are instantaneously and when trained like with the Navy Seals can be very accurate.
p. 129 - talks about dopamine/seratonins role in the unconscious mind.
p. 133 - avoiding collision (even when walking on a busy street like Manhattan) is telling you your unconscious mind works faster than you could ever process it in the conscious mind. Great example and interesting even outside of rage.
p. 146 - Talks about how this area of the brain is higher developed if you lose one of your senses. But you do process visually even if you're blind for many.

p. 176 - Most neurons in the body are about sensing fear. Creatures without a brain also have this. (worms, etc). "When we manipulate our body, be it a dance, a smile, or a posture, we also manipulate our brain. This basic fact of neuroanatomy may hit some like a blow." I didn't know that was a thing.
Also, people with heart rates below 66 beats per minute tend to be tolerant of fear and much more likely to be thrill seeking... (ut oh...)

p. 197 - CEOS that fly planes tend to be riskier when running a company. There is a gene DRD4 that also is highly correlated. It controls dopamine release.

p. 233 he talks about there is no male vs female when it comes to rage. You should be very scared if a woman gets angry, momma bear example. Also 1/3rd of the women in the Israeli army, demonstrate they are perfectly capable of everything a guy can do.

p. 234 - he deals with the cultural things that allow for terrible acts of rape and violence against women. He then identifies that it is socialized to affect multiple areas of LIFEMORTS. That is what we have to undo. Insult, Status, etc... all allow it to be ok in some societies vs. the terrible snap that it is.

p. 237 - he mentions the study on males and how they differ in recognizing emotional facial expressions. His point is aside from how wrong and everything else, this whole deal is deep

p. 251 - He shows how religion can be used to prime LIFEMORTS in a bad way. Can also be a good way, which he ends on. But his point is for these terrible acts due to religion. The key thing he's trying to show here is the nature of Tribe, the "t"

p. 283 - He reminds that we are drawn to carnage as can be seen in those that stop to watch an accident.

p. 301 - He warns that although we got to fight for rights. If you create tribes as sometimes can happen with race and gender, you can actually just stimulate LIFEMORTS response.

p. 345 - He turns to religion and spirituality as individual solutions to remove rage at the individual level.

p. 366 - He ends the book very nicely. My paraphrase: "overcome internal enemies" with the knowledge they are there and the humility that it is something you will work at.

I think Love and compassion are so important. Fields makes me think that we ignore rage and as a result, it is like this thing that then treat in exactly the wrong way. To master it, we must face and overcome it. Know it's there and appreciate what it means to both control and be out of control or under the control of it. For me, that was profound.

[Rossdavidh · Rating 3 out of 5]

One thing about reading a book with a bold orange and yellow dust cover, with the title "Why We Snap: Understanding the Rage Circuit in Your Brain", is that it made me a bit uncomfortable about what sort of person I looked like. I have to admit that if I came upon such a person in public, I might up my estimate of their likelihood to have anger management issues. But, you know, don't judge a book by its cover and so forth.

In fact, in this case, don't even judge a book by its title, because most of the books is not (directly) related to anger. It starts there, and ends there, but most of the middle is about all those parts of your brain that are at work out of your conscious awareness. Because, in many or perhaps most cases, that's where anger comes from, which is why its arrival can be as surprising and unexpected to the person who is angry, as to anyone else. In some respect its more like a sneeze than it is like a thought.

For the most part, I found Fields' explanations credible and informative, although I have not enough independent knowledge of brain science or psychology to really evaluate them. His writing, I can say, was good enough to keep my attention, and he knows how to move between personal anecdote and scientific study (sprinkled with latin names for brain regions) in the right frequency.

Fields also does a pretty good job of weaving interviews with others into the book. For example, discussions with Navy SEALS, or a blind woman who can "see" colors in photographs by feel, or people who engage in BASE jumping, or people who engage in self-cutting behavior. They all, one one way or another, help us to understand how the nonconscious parts of our brain behave, and why they can be invaluable or destructive.

One thing that made a few parts of the book a bit slower for me is that he spent a good deal of time attempting to convince the reader that it is possible for an emotion as visceral and powerful as anger to arrive, fully formed, on an unsuspecting conscious that is not (even afterwards) really aware of where it came from or why. I, on the other hand, was already quite convinced that most people rationalize their emotions after the fact, attempting to concoct a story of where they came from that will sound convincing to others, or at least to themselves. So some of this was, for me, a bit unnecessary. But, for people who still like to tell themselves a story about why they had the emotion they had, and are uncomfortable with the idea that different parts of their own brain might be unaware of the true motivations of other parts of their brain, so for them this might be important to spend some time on.

Because, in truth, anger (and most other emotions) are like little hobgoblins that perch on your shoulder and draw their own conclusions about what is important and what is good and what is threatening, and they may or may not agree with what your conscious thinking believes. Which is not to say there's no connection, but it's more like a society than it is like how we normally think of an individual. Marvin Minsky's book from 1986 is called "Society of Mind", and it's a good metaphor. This book is trying to tell you what we know about one of the members of that society, what motivates it, and how it comes to its conclusions. If you're going to have to live with this particular hobgoblin, it is just as well to know what makes him tick.

[Daniel Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is intended as a ‘grand unifying theory’ of human aggression (rage), along with some suggestions on how to manage it, with a particular emphasis on when people snap in an instant.

For me, it didn’t get 100% of the way there, but it’s a fascinating ride.

50% observations about aggression
50% popular neuroscience
1% self-help

Strengths: (Sometimes) doesn’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Makes the argument that rage (snapping) is a biological imperative, driven by series of triggers (LIFEMORTS) and that there is evolutionary and neurological evidence to support this.

Rage or ‘snapping’ is an extremely rapid built-in response, based on evolutionary pathways. Under the right circumstances (think caveman and sabretooth or the modern day equivalent) instant reaction is entirely appropriate and a life-saver. Of course, in modern society, not so much…

Other than a few points where he veers off-topic, I think he does a good job on this side. He introduces a lot of cool animal and neuropsychological studies, and backs it up with a lot of stories about humans taken from the news.

He also has some general neuropsychology which is pretty interesting (I thought his observations about rhythm, and (separately) human knowledge were gold).

It’s also well written. His chapter on war and terrorism is poetic and dreadful.

Weaknesses: (Sometimes) doesn’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.

Throws a lot of interesting observations at us, but has very little scientific evidence about humans. Surely there must be some actual evidence from psychology or anthropology that could help more than using stories from the news?

Uses online forums as an example of the sort of advice given to people to manage anger. I would have thought there would be some actual evidence he could throw at the problem from psychology. His solution seems to be to say ‘oops this is evolution’ and to cool off. Maybe it works, but it seems like his assertion could do with empirical investigation.

Introduces some ideas (such as sexual violence) without explaining where they fit into his theory. He also got me curious more generally about differences between men and women soldiers (does Israel have any data on willingness to violence or to atrocity, or even effectiveness in combat, by sex?)

Doesn’t seem to address the role of individual learning or culture, which seems a fairly massive omission.

Despite his failure to heed the existing literature (I presume it’s there), I acknowledge this is quite a high standard to set. If he can be critiqued for not considering psychology and anthropology, then those disciplines can be critiqued for not considering the evidence he brought to the table.
I think the evolutionary/ paleo perspective reminds us that humans are an animal, and (should) open up worthwhile scientific discussion. While he doesn’t heed the existing literature, he has made a worthwhile extension to it. Hopefully this leads to further worthwhile investigation of such a fascinating topic.

Overall, a fascinating cornucopia. Maybe not quite the GUT of violence, but a fascinating contribution.

[Lola Karns · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this for character research and I did gain some insight to the character/project, but this book is so problematic. For one thing, the book is overwritten. When the author "set the scene" for introducing individuals to illustrate some point or another, it was like reading a non-romance reader or writer's bad impression of what romance writing is - the author as the heroic action hero during an attempted robbery, the angry sea, the well decorated apartment of a woman who cannot see. It was as subtle as the acting in a silent film. I rolled my eyes and read on.

The chapter on Sex and Love was particularly troubling reading in 2021. The research presented considered brains in a binary fashion: Male or Female. There were some measurable differences in mice and cats. The author brought up the influence of different hormones on the brain, and tried to build a case for how they acted in a male or female brain, but then noted it all depended on the individual involved. The case was not only weak but overlooked non-binary and transgendered brains but recent research on brains has called into question the whole notion of gendered brains being significant. I checked the dates - and the idea had been discredited or at least called into question prior to the release of the book. I'm trying to link to an article - not sure if it will work. (https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2....)

I wanted to understand the brain science of rage and anger, but much of this rehashed philosophical and sociological arguments on tribalism and othering. The gist is our brain function has not evolved as fast as technology and we are evolutionary wired to punch people who insult us. Good for my book, not for real life.

[Major Doug · Rating 2 out of 5]

Listened to this book: completely mis-titled, poorly dubbed, confusingly organized; interesting anecdotes.

[Josiah Sanchez · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has multiple layers that all deserve mention and culminate in my rating.

1. Informative - I learned more than I ever thought I would from this book. The scientific words for the parts of the brain, the use of experts and their research as it applies to brain processing and thus how processing affects rage triggers, LIFEMORTS / reasons we are triggered to rage (Life-and-limb, Insult, Family, Environment, Mate, Organization, Resources, Tribe, and Stopped), and multiple examples of how rage was involved in different historical events all came together to provide a very educational experience and influenced my own personal awareness. This book would’ve been a 4-stars or higher if based on this alone.

2. Stuck in the Weeds -The second section of the book was horribly dull, focusing almost too heavily on vocabulary and science to the point where the author’s point was murky at best. Thankfully, the third section was wonderfully engaging and made up for it. But it’s worth noting that it was a LONG trudge to get there.

3. Repetition - (Other reviewers also saw this.) The author’s story about his experience being pickpocketed in Barcelona shows up in every chapter and is repeated with unbelievably similar recollections and points. It’s almost like the book was written to tell and retell that story. It truly wasn’t so important to the concept of rage triggers that it needed to be present more often than say twice.

4. Too Many Words - All in all I think this book had WAY more words than were needed to explain the concepts covered. Often times it felt like the author was talking in circles to fill pages. A more refined version would have been appreciated.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book about brain circuitry and how we can just SNAP. The anecdotes are engaging particularly the ones that the author experienced himself.
I would like to re-read this book sometime. I listened to it driving and I am afraid I may have missed some important content.
The threats that lead to snap follow an acronym called LIFE MORTS.
This is something I am glad to know about.
Life or Limb/survival
Insult
Family
Environment/Territory
Mate
Organization
Resources/Lack of
Tribe
Stop: being trapped, restrained or cornered

[Jenneffer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone should read this book. This scientist's research helps to explain the mass shootings and violent outbursts against each other that have been rampant in the news lately. Our brains are hardwired for snapping, and he lists 9 major trigger points that set us off, and how they make sense from an evolutionary perspective, but just don't fit in our modern society today. Great stories interwoven with research.

[Timothy Sessoms · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book if you want to understand why we "snap". The author skillfully uses personal stories to explain how rage is triggered, when, and how to channel it appropriately.

[Ann Alton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent in a lot of ways. It is very hard to write neuroscience in an accessible way, and Fields does manage it, mostly. However, I wanted more in depth, less accessible.

[Kit Crumpton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the acronym, LIFEMORT. Loved the description of the unconscious because I use my sub-conscious to solve problems (particularly when I write). Dr. Field’s book validated my experience. I am surprised at the blind woman who could see tactilely. This book is amazing – BUT – the chapter “A World of Trouble” was a major turn-off for me. Suddenly the tone of the book changed from awe inspiring, scientifically informative into a diatribe regarding evil humans. I found the transition to be shocking; a Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde thing. Icky. It was overly done.
I’m very intrigued with the authors’ comments about brain functioning regarding love, altruism, meditation and spiritual faith. Also fear. Very much enjoyed the Navy Seals, downhill skiing and the gut/intuitive “knowledge” that results in a decision that saves lives. Wow-factor here. I’ll be pondering these things more.
I enjoyed his comments regarding H.G. Wells and Mahatma Gandhi. I liked the chapters “A Community Without Rage” and “Change” because these chapters are hopeful and they make sense.
This powerful book makes me question the value of psychology. Instead, I think I like this alternative view that explains a lot of what’s happening biologically. Can we choose? In many cases we can choose.
It’s thought provoking and in-depth. I learned a lot about brain functioning. A palm slap to my forehead, “Ah, THAT what’s happening!” I can make other choices now: Maybe use another communication paradigm. Or step back and observe what is happening in an event with a probability attached to it. Things like that.
This is a good read. A “keeper” in my personal library because it’s a book I will reference many times.

[Golda Velez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has some interesting research and a large collection of anecdotes about rage reactions, including lifesaving ones - that was interesting for me, the theory there is a common system underlying heroic behavior and rage behavior.

Overall was a bit patronizing and repetitive, and fell prey to the usual ad hoc reasoning based on actual scientific papers, with the hand waving presented as science and with excessive confidence.

However my main issue is that despite detailing several cases where the rage reaction and subsequent murders clearly had a racist element, no mention whatever was made of the dehumanization of the victims as they were a different race, and how that plays into the lack of internal prevention of rage reactions.

When he mentioned the 'sincere remorse' of the perpetrator at trial, no mentions were made of the obvious motive to have sentence reduced. So its a little disingenuous. Despite these major failings, there were several interesting nuggets in the book, and it was worth a skim.

[Tony Blenman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fields provided an explanation for aggression and violent behavior from a neurobiological perspective. He describes nine environmental triggers for violence in spousal relationships and societies that impinge on human conditions causing the brain circuitry to malfunction. Fields uses a mugging he suffered in Barcelona, anecdotal incidents, and research to carry his story. He does well in providing an understanding of violence, which is the purpose of the book. I hope though it is not taken as an excuse for violence. Many people have faced significant threats and have not reverted to violence.
Fields might have referred to the mugging in Barcelona too many times. Also, it is incredible that he found so much strength to toss someone around, due to his anger, when he is not a muscular person.

[Fred Herlihy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unimpressed. Mismatched expectations. Was sold as a guide to approaching "snapping" behavior but it was more a study of brain regions. Also rife with anecdotes that were so horribly unrelated I'm surprised the publisher let them through.

Reflectively there were some good summarical bits about historical brain wiring for fight/flight, but it way too repetitive and he brings up his own experience in Spain like 30 times.

He talks to a Navy Seal who has trained his brain to better react and not snap, but 0 details on how. Zero training methods, or practice setups or simple"tips and tricks" to help control or even actualize your own behavior.

In the end, a lot of hot air and facts, and waste of my time

[Patty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting science about the brain and how and why we might react to stressors, with implications for bullying, gang membership, PTSD treatment, anger management, and political schisms. One of the most interesting pieces is how we know that childhood trauma and long term negative events such as bullying really do have devastating effects on brain development. Sometimes a mixed bag with an odd chapter or two thrown in because we have learned about the brain’s functioning from different sources and I think there was an issue of putting too much in just because I know it. Parts were extremely technical and medical so be aware.

[Dean Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was much better than I thought it would be. I expected a kind of "Self-Help Book, " and honestly they don't present the idea and content of the book well.
While I loved it, there were a lot of digressions within digressions, and after a while, I had felt like it was work to finish it. I kind of wanted the author to get to the goddamn point already.
Don't let this deter you, although the author rambles like I do when I'm speaking to someone at a cocktail party, this is still a worthwhile book- especially if you are in the psychology , police or medical fields.

[Shawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is interesting. the the writer actually writes about Northern Virginia quite abit, which is alot of fun, and it is very relatable that one of the main subjects that he talks about is road rage. basic thesis is that we react to things that trigger our sudden anger subconsciously. and we must train to control and use this ability. to do this we must understand the different triggers that sets us off. the stories are super fun to read. the girl who uses the sense of touch to see is really really interesting to read about and how Marijuana helps with it..

[Ed · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book after experiencing rage and then making the mistake of telling my wife how strong the feeling my feelings were even though I didn't express them verbally or physically at the moment of the event. Since then, I've come to see many of my actions as rage responses. This book was excellent at explaining the triggers and processes of rage in a way that allowed for me to control my conscious responses.

[Steve · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting but spends exceeding little time discussing how people can avoid sudden violent outbursts. While not the scope of the book, The next logical question after " why do we snap?" Is how do we prevent it?

He also overly highlights American cops and military uncritically for examples of noble rage. It would have been an easy layup to also highlight a high levels of domestic abuse and violence among those groups as well, but only portrayed them as heroic examples of violence

[Cat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book. I didn't exactly read the thing, as much as skim to parts I thought were interesting to me. It wasn't a light read, but really wanted to learn a bit about rage. Fields covered the subject pretty well, I'm guessing as I am no expert on brain circuitry. But the stories made a fascinating read and I am sure others will enjoy the book very much, as well.

[Nic Lishko · Rating 4 out of 5]

A complete and comprehensive study on the question the title asks. I gotta say, I genuinely walked away with a much broader knowledge on what causes instant wrath as well as how amazing our senses can be. Highly recommend for anyone interested in more on the subject.

[Andrew Antonucci · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall book is very interesting. It definitely gets a little challenging to read and a little boring when theirs a lot of medical talk. However the stories and lessons that are learned are extremely informative and interesting

[Patrycja · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were to many examples and to many emotional narratives for my liking in this type of book. But I might have been treating it too much like a scientific book.

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the smoothest non-fiction reads in a long time.
I enjoyed the author’s form of storytelling to cement ideas.

[Shawn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Could have been a pamphlet. Mostly just rambling, thirsty anecdotes that aren't particularly instructive.

[Charlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. You have to read chapter 3, 9 and 10 if you want to understand rape, war, gender differences,...
Some of the other chapters are good, some should be deleted.

[Christian Hemion · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall I found this book to be fascinating. There are some very interesting revelations to be had within the pages of this work. I did however, have two issues with the book.

First, the continual return to author's encounter in Italy, felt over-used. If you have lived a life sheltered from the realities of violence this might be fascinating. In the end his need to apologize or even feel shame at his actions seemed forced.

Second, his views on criminality and especially domestic violence were woefully naive. I have never seen an abuser who felt remorse for their actions. Their regret solely tends to center around the fact that they are in trouble. Often more time is spent blaming the victim for their actions.

The bottom line, in my opinion, the book is vital for understanding our behavior and the behavior of those around us. It is well written and easy to understand.

[Soren Chargois · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly, this book is a wonderful read for any person. I almost wish it were required reading for every person in late high school-- at least several chapters of it. I never finished the book in full, but read enough to have an educated opinion on it and understand the bulk of its purpose for being written. I can say with conviction that I have been better able to control my anger and am much more capable of controlling those "rage" snaps that sometimes overcome people.

My only con, as you might have guessed from my not reading it in its entirety, is that I think all of the important topics and information could have been compacted easily into about half of the length of the whole book. Other than that, I loved the authors use of "real-life" examples and case studies of individuals in order to exemplify the arguments he was making.

[GONZA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super interesting well written book about the biological brain circuits that are related to rage, the triggers, the responses and the way to avoid snapping reaction. It's the first time that I read such an interesting book about this argument and there are many food for thoughts.

Libro veramente molto interessante e ben scritto che correla situazioni a circuiti celebrali e ci fa vedere o almeno prova, come la rabbia a volte possa essere utilizzata a proprio favore piuttosto che subita anche da agente. È la prima volta che mi capita di leggere un libro cosí onnicomprensivo sull'argomento e che offra cosí tanti spunti di riflessione.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND PENGUIN GROUP Dutton FOR THE PREVIEW!

[McCloe · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF, the narrator / author was just unbearable.