The Quiet Power of Equanimity in an Age of Outrage
Psychology Today | 16.02.2026 20:29
In a time when corruption no longer hides its face and political violence is increasing, outrage has become the default language of public life. Equanimity may seem irrelevant—or worse, complicit. What kind of person stays calm in the face of injustice? Who, in their right mind, resists the pull toward righteous indignation when world leaders violate essential norms of human decency?