The latest rage, desk rage, is nothing more than people acting out their anger and frustration in the workplace rather than on the road, at a sports event, store, or home. Desk rage is no different from the aggression and hostility unleashed on the road, in the air, or anywhere else. And the sad part is that it's unnecessary. For the most part, things are going well in our country. Violence, drug use, and teen crime are down.
Unemployment is low.
We're not at war. But we seem to be at war, or at least, in serious conflict, with ourselves. Many of us are chronically busy, working longer hours, suffering longer commutes, balancing impossible personal schedules, and we either don't have the skills, or don't take the time to analyze how we're running ourselves into a frenzy. And there's more. In our culture, busyness is equated with success, but with chronic busyness comes an overburden of anxiety for working people and homemakers alike, despite the so-called conveniences that surround us.