An underappreciated form of neurological privilege is having the kind of brain that allows you to decide exactly how much you're willing to let your anger cost you
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I don't think I'm especially privileged or underprivileged in this regard, but I've noticed that it seems to be an overwhelmingly important factor in outcomes for the people around me & a strong filter on success
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I've been joking/not joking about throwing an "intellectual bar fight" dinner where I'd gather the most successful & brightest hot-tempered people I know who strongly disagree on stuff... the bottleneck is on temper + success. There are some candidates, but it's a rare combo!
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tracks directly with conscientiousness personality trait. that one is an enormous predictor of success in academic and professional environments.
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I think these two are either uncorrelated or anticorrelated. Plenty of chill people who don't let anger get to them and are low on conscientiousness.
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