Daily Shaarli
What we all get wrong about anger
My habit of judgmentalness was especially strong because it was also positively reinforced: In addition to the alleviation of boredom and disappointment, I also felt a swell of positive feeling while I was arguing and being judgmental. This was partly excitement—the thrill of the intellectual hunt!—but by far the largest positive emotion I experienced in these situations was good old-fashioned self-righteous anger.
Anger is typically the result of the following assessment about the world: Something is wrong. Now, if that were the end of the assessment, you’d expect to feel negative. But hidden between the lines of most assessments of injustice is an implied assessment of justice: Something is wrong… and I’m right!
Anger is a crutch that makes us passive
My argumentative judgmentalness and all the ego-boosting anger that resulted distracted me from a very real solution to my problem.
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Cuban Rotations
These are just great. Cuban rotations strengthen all four rotator cuffs, and rotator cuffs are one of the main culprits in a shoulder injury. There isn't enough time for all the good things I have to say about this exercise. -
Work Your Extension
Most folks have terrible shoulder extension. Shoulder extension is a seriously undertrained range that your shoulder should have.
- Dynamic Wrist Stretch
On all fours, flip your hand upside down so the back of your hand is on the ground and press your elbow straight into a deep wrist flexion. Bounce back and forth a couple of times in this wrist flexion position.
