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The book "Originals" suggests that anger can be a powerful motivator if managed effectively. Instead of venting, which can increase aggression, it's recommended to channel anger into reflection on the victims of injustice. This approach allows us to stay passionate enough to fuel change (hot), while remaining composed enough to strategize effective actions (cool).
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Anger can help to motivate us but taken too far it can make us less effective. Venting might make us feel better in the near-term, but it also stokes the anger and makes us more aggressive—toward everyone. A central theme of the civil rights movement was to stop venting and to channel anger into reflecting on the victims of the injustice. It's a way of staying both hot and cold—hot to fuel the change, and simultaneously cool to figure out how to shape the action.
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