Dr. Ethan Cross

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.

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.

And then he turns around and goes and sits back down in his chair.

And then he turns around and goes and sits back down in his chair.

And then he turns around and goes and sits back down in his chair.

And in that moment, we witnessed a remarkable takeover of emotion that led this at the time esteemed actor, Hollywood royalty, to do something that his career still hasn't recovered from many years later.

And in that moment, we witnessed a remarkable takeover of emotion that led this at the time esteemed actor, Hollywood royalty, to do something that his career still hasn't recovered from many years later.

And in that moment, we witnessed a remarkable takeover of emotion that led this at the time esteemed actor, Hollywood royalty, to do something that his career still hasn't recovered from many years later.

Powerfully upstaged the moment. For anyone who was watching, it was just unbelievable to see someone do this. In fact, many people, myself included, initially thought that this was something that was rehearsed. He didn't really do this because who would do such a thing?

Powerfully upstaged the moment. For anyone who was watching, it was just unbelievable to see someone do this. In fact, many people, myself included, initially thought that this was something that was rehearsed. He didn't really do this because who would do such a thing?

Powerfully upstaged the moment. For anyone who was watching, it was just unbelievable to see someone do this. In fact, many people, myself included, initially thought that this was something that was rehearsed. He didn't really do this because who would do such a thing?

because they're what I call unwieldy tools. All of the emotions we experience when we experience them in the right proportions are useful. anger when experienced not too intensely or not too long can be valuable.

because they're what I call unwieldy tools. All of the emotions we experience when we experience them in the right proportions are useful. anger when experienced not too intensely or not too long can be valuable.

because they're what I call unwieldy tools. All of the emotions we experience when we experience them in the right proportions are useful. anger when experienced not too intensely or not too long can be valuable.

The problem that we all struggle with, and this is what I call an ancient problem, this has been something that we've been struggling with for likely as long as we've been roaming the planet in our present form, is that often these emotions are triggered and they're not triggered in the right proportions. They are triggered either too intensely or not intensely enough

The problem that we all struggle with, and this is what I call an ancient problem, this has been something that we've been struggling with for likely as long as we've been roaming the planet in our present form, is that often these emotions are triggered and they're not triggered in the right proportions. They are triggered either too intensely or not intensely enough

The problem that we all struggle with, and this is what I call an ancient problem, this has been something that we've been struggling with for likely as long as we've been roaming the planet in our present form, is that often these emotions are triggered and they're not triggered in the right proportions. They are triggered either too intensely or not intensely enough

or they last too long or not long enough. And what I find so fascinating about us, about human beings is, guess what? We also evolved tools to reign those emotional responses in so that if and when we are triggered, we can very quickly reign those emotional responses in to help us reach whatever emotion regulatory goals we have.

or they last too long or not long enough. And what I find so fascinating about us, about human beings is, guess what? We also evolved tools to reign those emotional responses in so that if and when we are triggered, we can very quickly reign those emotional responses in to help us reach whatever emotion regulatory goals we have.

or they last too long or not long enough. And what I find so fascinating about us, about human beings is, guess what? We also evolved tools to reign those emotional responses in so that if and when we are triggered, we can very quickly reign those emotional responses in to help us reach whatever emotion regulatory goals we have.