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1 Quick And Easy Way to Calm Down Fast

1 Quick And Easy Way to Calm Down Fast Ever had a rotten encounter that left you ABSOLUTELY RAGEFUL AND OUT OF CONTROL? Here’s a quirky tip straight from the…

Calm Down

1 Quick And Easy Way to Calm Down Fast

Ever had a rotten encounter that left you ABSOLUTELY RAGEFUL AND OUT OF CONTROL?

Here’s a quirky tip straight from the geniuses at the University of Nagoya in Japan.

It's easy to calm down fast:

Grab a piece of paper, jot down your reaction to that not-so-great moment, and then get ready to shred it into oblivion.

Yep, you heard me right – shredding away those negative vibes can actually help you cool off!

So, how did they figure out how to stay calm?

So here's how it started. A bunch of folks were roped into a study where they were told that doctoral students would be sizing up their views on social issues and other hot-button subjects.

But here’s the kicker.

No matter what these unsuspecting participants scribbled down, those student evaluators served up serious insults: low scores on smarts, interest, charm, logic, and even tossed in some snarky comments for good measure.

Ouch!

But fear not, because our intrepid participants were then given a chance to spill their guts about the feedback. They got and dig into what really set their tempers ablaze.

One lucky soul got the choice to either chuck their written rant into the trash or stash it away in their desk drawer.

Meanwhile, another got to play with a shredder or stash the paper in a plastic box.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting.

Turns out, the people who either trashed or hoarded their fiery papers reported feeling even more peeved.

But  those who shredded the papers?

Well, their anger levels took a U-turn back to baseline once they bid farewell to that crumpled sheet.

Who knew a little paper shredding could be the ultimate anger extinguisher? Next time you’re feeling the heat, grab a pen, let it all out, and shred away those bad feelings and emotions.

How Angry Are Boston Travelers? Logan Airport Lands On List of Angriest Airport in America

Angriest airports Boston Logan: Traveling can be one of the most frustrating experiences. Getting on a plane could also be particularly frustrating. Many of us fly because it's more convenient and faster for us to get where we're going. Many times, we are flying to get to an event like a wedding or a cruise. This would make any sort of flight delay a little inconvenient for us, thus causing us to get ANGRY. What do we do in 2023 when we get angry? We go on Twitter to complain, many times tagging the airport and/or airline to get their attention so we can get some sort of compensation. It is with this information, that the survey of the angriest airports in America was taken.

Forbes came out with the list earlier this month and are using strictly Twitter analysis to determine its findings. A few things they discovered: More than half of people who tag an airport in a tweet are angry. The three most used words in those tweets are delay, security and hours. The least angry passengers come from Indianapolis, Seattle-Tacoma and Kansas City airports.

Over 37,000 tweets were analyzed in the month of March to determine the findings of this survey and the 60 busiest airports were determined based on the number of passenger boardings. So where does Boston Logan airport come in on this list of 60 airports? You'll have to keep scrolling to find out. Either way, there was only one other airport in New England that actually appeared on the list and that was Bradley International Airport in Hartford. Bradley landed at #30 so right in the middle of angriest airports. 52% of the tweets coming in from Bradley were angry with the most common used words being: Travelers, Security, Bag, Expanding, Canceled. So let's take a look at the top 15 angriest airports in the country.

#15 Denver International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 54% with the most used words being: Security, Line, TSA, Delays, Luggage

#14 Pittsburgh International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 54% Most common used words being:  Security, bag, parking, luggage, years

#13 Hollywood Burbank Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 54% Most common used words being: Concentrated, Complaints, People, Noise, Illegal

#12 Los Angeles International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 55%  Most common used words being: Hours, Traffic, TSA, Waiting, Lost

#11 Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 55%  Most common used words being: Delays, Cancellations, Recalled, Lost, Southwest

#10 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 56%  Most common used words being: Help, Security, International, Waiting, Parking

#9 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 56%  Most common used words being: Rental, Line, Waiting, Bags, Delayed

#8 Nashville International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 56%  Most common used words being: Traffic, Police, Waiting, Passengers, Security

#7 San Diego International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 56%  Most common used words being: Waiting, Security, Line, Rental, Canceled

#6 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 56%  Most common used words being: Delays, Traffic, Line, Security, Parking

#5 San Antonio International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 57%  Most common used words being: TSA, Weapon, Officers, Firearm, Broken

#4 Tampa International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 57%  Most common used words being: Bags, Delayed, Luggage, Security, Canceled

#3 Eppley Airfield

Percentage of angry tweets: 59%  Most common used words being: Delays, Weather, Cold, Police, Issues

#2 Jacksonville International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 60%  Most common used words being: Line, TSA, Garage, Delays, Employees

#1 John Wayne Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 65%  Most common used words being: Noise, Staff, TSA, Complaints, Delayed

#35 Logan International Airport

Percentage of angry tweets: 51%  Most common used words being: Delays, Traffic, Delayed, Waiting, Hours

Lauren Beckham Falcone is the co-host of Bob & LBF in the Morning. Formerly an award-winning reporter and columnist for the Boston Herald, she credits her current success as a pop culture commentator to watching too much TV as a kid and scouring the internet too much as an adult. LBF is a regular contributor to NECN and is an honorary board member at the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress. Lauren lives in Canton with her husband Dave and her daughter Lucy. Lauren writes about trending topics, New England destinations, and seasonal DIY.