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 5 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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