{"id":190543,"date":"2025-09-02T08:18:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=190543"},"modified":"2026-09-06T16:57:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T21:57:37","slug":"podcast-1083-good-anger-harnessing-a-misunderstood-emotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/podcast-1083-good-anger-harnessing-a-misunderstood-emotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #1,083: Good Anger \u2014 Harnessing a Misunderstood Emotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most people think of anger as a problem \u2014 something to avoid or repress. It\u2019s irrational, immature, and best left behind.<\/p>\n<p>But what if anger isn\u2019t bad? What if it can actually be an incredibly positive, productive, energizing life force?<\/p>\n<p>My guest argues we\u2019ve misunderstood anger \u2014 and that doing so has made us more anxious, depressed, and stuck. 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