Anger can supply energy; discipline must decide where it goes.

Anger is one of the more reliable sources of energy a person has, and it is a terrible navigator. It supplies force generously and points it at whatever is closest, which is usually a person rather than a problem. The useful arrangement keeps the energy and hands the decision about direction to something steadier.

When you are angry, let yourself feel the charge but delay the aim. Wait an hour before choosing what to do with it. Then put the force into something you had already decided mattered, which turns a difficult afternoon into a productive one without anyone paying for it.