This post is inspired by RedPillSchool's post on anger.

I was going to respond, but I found my answer broadening in scope, so I felt it warranted its own OP.

TLDR: A lot of people feel mastering ones' emotion is done by supressing them, or not allowing oneself to feel them. Or, like a lot of buddhists, stew in them until they eventually subside, but not taking action.IMO, bot it wrong.

eMotion is energy in motion. And like all energy, if directed at the right target, it becomes incredibly useful. If energy is properly and proctively put to use, peace and abundance will be the results.

If a sudden onslought of rain ruins your convertables seats, you can get angry towards the rain all you want. It just keeps pouring over your precious leather, indifferent to you. You should be angry at yourself, because you were a careless idiot.

Likewise, if your wife chews you out for the slightest mistakes and you are angry with yourself because you can't seem to get shit right...... maaayyyyybe entertain the notion that your work is actually good enough and your wife can go fuck herself.

Behavioral patterns of misdirecting emotions are buried in the limbic system. They are observable in monkeys and even better in human teenagers.They have a hidden short term benefit: It helps us "keep face" with others and ourselves.

Misdirecting emotions is like eating empty carbs for your psyche. And, ironically, eating empty carbs is a pattern of emotional misdirection.

The guy who yells at the rain never has to face the realization he is an idiot. And the complacent husband never has to go through the actual work of becoming a man who has more options than a nagging hag.

Once your emotions flow into the proper direction, you will unlock tremendous power and your true strength. Correspondingly, if someone is able to not only invoke your emotions, but also direct their flow, he will seize all your power.

This is what politicians (and women) do if they want to control the masses. Evoke emotion. Direct it at a target.

This is why you need a mission.

It evokes your won emotions and directs them in a productive manner.