The key to anger reduction is

knowing yourself.

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 Do important jobs now
before they become urgent.

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 When you make mistakes,
learn from them rather than
getting angry.

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 Don't criticize, condemn & complain
because it makes you angry.

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 Learn to say no.

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Choose a job you love and you
will not have a day of anger in
your working life.

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Most problems are really the absence of ideas.
Think ahead... anticipate... do it or get it done,
even if second best... you will be less angry.

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 Organize your mind and
organize your desk
for six minutes every hour.

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Accept what you cannot change &
change what you cannot accept.

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 Ask even stupid questions to
avoid mistakes to further avoid
others getting angry with you.

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Say sorry at the right moment to reduce
the anger of others.
For every 10 minutes you are angry you
lose 600 seconds of happiness.
A little pot soon hot!

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A short pencil is better than a
long memory.
Use it to reduce your anger.

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 Nobody can make you angry
without your consent.

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 Never get angry with a man
who has nothing to lose.

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 The most common occupational
disease of a poor executive is
his inability to listen.
The result is anger.

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 Never reply to a letter when
you are angry.

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 Nobody can disgrace us other
than ourselves. So why get
angry?

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 Anger is a luxury in which
only men of abundant means
or absolutely no means can
indulge.

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 Never go to bed with an
argument unsettled.

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Expectation breeds frustration.
Frustration breeds anger.

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Work is the best remedy for all
angers.
Men who do not know how to
fight anger, die young.

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 Make common sense your best
friend to reduce your anger and
the anger of others.

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 Indecision makes you angry.
Therefore, decide this way or
that way.

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 If all else fails, lower your
standards to make you less angry.

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 You cannot change others as
easily as you can change
yourself.

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Do not just catch your employees
or your children doing wrong
things; it will make you angry.
Catch them doing right things.

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 When you want to get things
done, use creative ways to
remind people as they tend to
forget conveniently; this will
reduce your anger.

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 Most people remember 20 % of
what they hear... understand this
fact to reduce your anger.

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