I notice a pattern within me. I challenge status quo very strongly. Of course it changes the status quo, but not by much.
I think that is a question of perspective, whether to fight or walk away. I fight perhaps because I am short fused, and I have a bigger than average ego, and to some extent have a... hmm, would it be fair to call me a person with authority issues? Sometimes, yes, I do weigh on the side of dissent on principle. :) I have those kind of mental leanings, I guess.
I recently read a very interesting study by Daniel Gilbert on revenge. My personality type is somewhat prone to vindication aka revenge (although I do not think I have made a huge revenge deal yet!). Gilbert found that revenge isn't sweet, actually; it leads to lower moods, although people who take revenge simply won't accept that fact because they assume they'd be worse off if they did not take revenge. Perhaps this is the hallmark of the personality prone to 'suppression-burning'? :)
I can choose another way and apply it reasonably. I can choose to be humbler, because I know I have a bigger ego; I am too proud, too prickly. I can do that because that leads to life conditions that allow me to be more productive. I can always get back to the person in a more sane time, reasonably, after planning. I can try not to get pricked by people's 'outrages'; I can adjust my primal behavior.
That's a choice to be reasonably applied, and therein lies the challenge, as usual. :)
