Japanese Scientists Find Deceptively Simple Trick to Demolish Anger

The technique helps to explain the cathartic nature of hakidashisara—a Japanese festival where one writes frustrations on plates and smashes them.

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What if there were a surefire way to keep yourself from flying off the handle the next time something (or someone) made you mad—a secret weapon for crushing anger before it consumes you?

According to Japanese scientists, that secret weapon might be as simple as a pen and paper.