The Rage Journal

Two columns. Five minutes the evening rage flares up. After a month — patterns you couldn’t see from inside the moment.

Date

What set it off

What crack is underneath

Steve repeated my idea in the meeting

I've been overlooked as a candidate for promotion for three years

My daughter's room is a mess again

I'm tired of being the only person in this house who notices a mess

My husband asked what I'd been doing all day

My work at home doesn't exist until I explain it in detail

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How it works

Open this page the same evening rage flares up. By end of the week, you won’t remember what set you off on Monday — so catch it while it’s fresh.
Write what set you off in the left column. Write what crack is underneath in the right column. Don’t edit.
Don’t show these entries to anyone. This is your diary, not a presentation.
Don’t try to fix the crack. Just see it.
After a month, reread the whole list. You’ll probably notice three or four cracks that come back again and again. That’s your map.

What to do with the map

Pick one crack — the most frequent, or the most painful. Just one. Ask yourself: “what’s one small step I can take that would make this crack a little smaller?” Not fix it completely. Not in a week. Just a little smaller.