Brad Bushman made volunteers angry, then had some hit a punching bag while thinking about the person who provoked them. They stayed angrier and more aggressive than those who did nothing. A 2024 review of 154 studies confirmed that arousing activities don't drain anger; what works is anything that lowers arousal, like slow breathing.
Remembering is not replaying a recording — it is rebuilding. Each time you recall a memory, it becomes temporarily malleable and can be altered before being stored again. That is why two people can sincerely remember the same event… differently.
In 2003, Johnson and Goldstein compared European countries. Where you must tick a box to become a donor, consent rates ranged from 4% to 28%. Where you're a donor by default unless you opt out, they topped 85%. People aren't more generous on one side; most simply stick with whatever option was chosen for them.