Dr. Ethan Cross

And then I'd give it a rest for a day or two and have to have pep talks with my dad, for example, and some of my best friends in high school would give me pep talks to kind of build my confidence to ultimately dial the damn number and start the conversation, which I eventually did and was grateful for those pep talks.

But again, it just goes to show you, I think it's really easy for us to say, oh, that person, they're really good at managing their emotions? Are they really bad? But when you get into a person's life, you see that there's always nuance.

But again, it just goes to show you, I think it's really easy for us to say, oh, that person, they're really good at managing their emotions? Are they really bad? But when you get into a person's life, you see that there's always nuance.

But again, it just goes to show you, I think it's really easy for us to say, oh, that person, they're really good at managing their emotions? Are they really bad? But when you get into a person's life, you see that there's always nuance.

This was very early in my career, and I was with my family, both my wife and daughter, one daughter at the time, and my extended family as well. We were all going on a vacation for the winter break. The airport was jam-packed. And we had dutifully waited our turn to get to the check-in counter. And there was a very pleasant woman working there. And she begins to check us in.

This was very early in my career, and I was with my family, both my wife and daughter, one daughter at the time, and my extended family as well. We were all going on a vacation for the winter break. The airport was jam-packed. And we had dutifully waited our turn to get to the check-in counter. And there was a very pleasant woman working there. And she begins to check us in.

This was very early in my career, and I was with my family, both my wife and daughter, one daughter at the time, and my extended family as well. We were all going on a vacation for the winter break. The airport was jam-packed. And we had dutifully waited our turn to get to the check-in counter. And there was a very pleasant woman working there. And she begins to check us in.

And then I begin to hear behind me this kerfuffle. And all of a sudden, this guy just has this outburst. And he starts shouting at the woman who's helping us and doing her very best to deal with these enormous crowds. And this person's saying how he's gonna miss his flight and this is ridiculous. And the woman is trying to calm him down.

And then I begin to hear behind me this kerfuffle. And all of a sudden, this guy just has this outburst. And he starts shouting at the woman who's helping us and doing her very best to deal with these enormous crowds. And this person's saying how he's gonna miss his flight and this is ridiculous. And the woman is trying to calm him down.

And then I begin to hear behind me this kerfuffle. And all of a sudden, this guy just has this outburst. And he starts shouting at the woman who's helping us and doing her very best to deal with these enormous crowds. And this person's saying how he's gonna miss his flight and this is ridiculous. And the woman is trying to calm him down.

And then he says something to the effect of, I don't have to calm down. I have, that's why I bought a business class ticket or that's why I have airline status. I forget which of the two he uttered. And the moment that I heard that, a tripwire was crossed in my brain and I turned around and I said things to him that were very confrontational.

And then he says something to the effect of, I don't have to calm down. I have, that's why I bought a business class ticket or that's why I have airline status. I forget which of the two he uttered. And the moment that I heard that, a tripwire was crossed in my brain and I turned around and I said things to him that were very confrontational.

And then he says something to the effect of, I don't have to calm down. I have, that's why I bought a business class ticket or that's why I have airline status. I forget which of the two he uttered. And the moment that I heard that, a tripwire was crossed in my brain and I turned around and I said things to him that were very confrontational.

The moment the words came out of my mouth, I felt ashamed of saying them. And then interestingly, I remember turning around and seeing my wife and the other members of my family who were nearby, you know, moving away from me Ever so gently, I could see that they were so uncomfortable from my behavior.

The moment the words came out of my mouth, I felt ashamed of saying them. And then interestingly, I remember turning around and seeing my wife and the other members of my family who were nearby, you know, moving away from me Ever so gently, I could see that they were so uncomfortable from my behavior.

The moment the words came out of my mouth, I felt ashamed of saying them. And then interestingly, I remember turning around and seeing my wife and the other members of my family who were nearby, you know, moving away from me Ever so gently, I could see that they were so uncomfortable from my behavior.

And it's interesting to think about that incident in light of the early experiences with my dad that I mentioned to you before. In a certain sense, it was a similar dynamic. There was this perception of injustice that automatically led to an emotional hijacking, if you will.

And it's interesting to think about that incident in light of the early experiences with my dad that I mentioned to you before. In a certain sense, it was a similar dynamic. There was this perception of injustice that automatically led to an emotional hijacking, if you will.

And it's interesting to think about that incident in light of the early experiences with my dad that I mentioned to you before. In a certain sense, it was a similar dynamic. There was this perception of injustice that automatically led to an emotional hijacking, if you will.

Will Smith gets out of his seat, walks relatively patiently right up to Chris Rock, and then winds up and slaps him in the face powerfully. in front of everyone there and everyone who's watching.