To achieve that level of genius, yes, you need to be obsessed, devoted, but you also need to abandon so side. That's rejecting those norms, rejecting the do's and the don'ts, is what created the Buddha. This is why you have never met another Jesus or Buddha in these 2500 years.   for more...

The Stoics do not believe anger is a useful emotion. Anger is usually not a thoughtful thing. It also depletes your energy. The most irrational part about anger is you are now being controlled by somebody else when you're angry.   for more info: joyfulstoic.com