A new study sheds light on when anger helps people achieve goals (and when it doesn't).
Negative emotions, such as anger, are often frowned upon when coaching people on how best to achieve goals.reaffirms what I've learned as an ultra-endurance athlete about the perks of getting angry when tackling a difficult challenge but shifting gears and cultivating a happy-go-lucky mindset when the task at hand feels relatively easy.
When dropping the F-bomb and cussing at strong winds during an Ironman, my go-to line was,"Don't *uck with me! This ain't my first time at the rodeo,". Using this campy line when I was mad at the wind elicited mixed emotions, including anger and amusement, which together inspired me to keep going and reach the finish line without delay.
For their latest research on the potential benefits of anger when pursuing a goal, Heather Lench and colleagues conducted seven unique experiments. In another experiment , anger resulted in better scores when playing a relatively challenging video game, but getting angry didn't help if the video game was less challenging.
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