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When someone hurts us, the desire to lash 
back often feels more satisfying than silence—

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but unleashing on the other person isn’t 
the best way to handle conflict.

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How, then, should we handle anger, which 
often needs some type of release? Consider 
following in Abraham Lincoln’s footsteps.

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Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin explained 
that when Lincoln was upset with somebody,

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he would write what he called a “hot letter” 
filled with his frustrations and feelings.

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He’d set that letter aside until his emotions 
had cooled, and then sign the letter “never 
sent, never signed.”

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Lincoln knew that being heard, even by a 
piece of paper,

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is just one way we can help wisely relieve 
the pressure of built-up anger. I’m Mac Hammond, 
and this is the Winner’s Minute.