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How To Take Revenge Without Going to Jail

Geri Spieler
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4 min readJul 28, 2024

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I have never met anyone who didn’t have a story about someone in their past who would like to get revenge for something that happened that was not fair.

Let me be clear: No violence or anything illegal. That is not the answer.

So, who caused you unjustified pain? A school teacher, classmate, boss, coach, neighbor, or colleague? Yup, there is usually someone in your past who did you dirty and caused you such harm that your life took a different trajectory because of that person.

I have my own list for a particular job at a particular location and probably more than one person that I’d love to cause problems in their lives.

But this isn’t about me. It’s about you.

While violence can be fun to think about, it is not the answer. To truly get revenge, you want to measure how this person impacted your life and what would be equally satisfying to cause them problems.

A definition of revenge is the act of inflicting professional harm on someone in retaliation for a wrong or injury they have caused. Revenge is often driven by feelings of anger, resentment, or a desire for justice or retribution. It can take many forms, ranging from direct confrontation…

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Written by Geri Spieler

Award-winning writer, master researcher, journalist, former Gartner analyst, non-fiction author. Reach me at gspieler@gmail.com

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