The Bottom Line
There are many ways to self-coach and get better at managing our anger, and they will generally pay off. The point is not to eliminate it from our lives, which would not make us human, but to learn to control it and even display it in strategic ways, so as to mitigate its downside and leverage its upside.
Ultimately, the best way to judge anger is by its particular effects, both on ourselves and others.
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