No Complaining Challenge
1. You Will Learn How Pointless Complaining Really Is
If you understand how pointless complaining really is, you will find yourself shifting gears as soon as you hear a complaint coming out of your mouth. But, the only way to really understand how pointless it is, is to stop complaining for a while!
When you stop yourself from complaining, you must find something else to do, and in this challenge that 'something else' will often be taking action. You will see in hindsight that taking action produces much better results than complaining. Things will get done!
For instance, an older man I know always complains about his stomach his hurting. He complains so much, that I would guess his negative state of mind is contributing …show more content…
That jerk told me...
That jerk did this...
I don't listen to those jerks!
On and on he goes.
I wonder how he feels about me?
In any case, because he sees everyone as a jerk, they usually live up to his expectations in one way or another. He creates all kinds of struggles with people that he really doesn't need to face.
5. You Will Improve Your Health
I have never seen a truly healthy person - both physically and mentally - who complains all the time. Have you? That alone should be enough to signify all the issues that can arise from complaining, but just in case you are wondering...
Complaining causes stress, and chronic stress - which can happen if you are chronically complaining and unhappy - can affect your hormones, mood, body, and behavior negatively. In fact, many symptoms you currently have may be from stress.
A lot of complaining stems from negative beliefs and there is a lot of evidence that the placebo effect works for both positive beliefs and negative beliefs. In other words, if you are complaining about how sick you always are, then you may be making yourself …show more content…
When You Need Something Fixed: If you show up at your hotel and it's dirty, you should complain to the front staff. If you get something delivered and it's broken, you should complain to the company. In cases like that, complaining can help people improve themselves and their businesses, and it can get you a resolution that helps you move forward feeling better. BUT, sometimes, it results in nothing, and being aware of that is the first step to avoid complaining about it for weeks, months, or years afterward.
But People Won't Understand Me If I Don't Complain!
Often people complain to others so that they can help others understand exactly how they feel about something. For instance, someone might complain to you about their clothes so that you can know how much they disapprove of their clothes and would rather be wearing something else. They don't want you to think that they accept their clothes for the way they are so they NEED to share their complaints with you.
Have you ever felt like that? Maybe not about clothes, but about people, work, weight, unexpected challenges, etc. Do you need to let people know that you are not alright with these things, so you complain as a way to do
1. You Will Learn How Pointless Complaining Really Is
If you understand how pointless complaining really is, you will find yourself shifting gears as soon as you hear a complaint coming out of your mouth. But, the only way to really understand how pointless it is, is to stop complaining for a while!
When you stop yourself from complaining, you must find something else to do, and in this challenge that 'something else' will often be taking action. You will see in hindsight that taking action produces much better results than complaining. Things will get done!
For instance, an older man I know always complains about his stomach his hurting. He complains so much, that I would guess his negative state of mind is contributing …show more content…
That jerk told me...
That jerk did this...
I don't listen to those jerks!
On and on he goes.
I wonder how he feels about me?
In any case, because he sees everyone as a jerk, they usually live up to his expectations in one way or another. He creates all kinds of struggles with people that he really doesn't need to face.
5. You Will Improve Your Health
I have never seen a truly healthy person - both physically and mentally - who complains all the time. Have you? That alone should be enough to signify all the issues that can arise from complaining, but just in case you are wondering...
Complaining causes stress, and chronic stress - which can happen if you are chronically complaining and unhappy - can affect your hormones, mood, body, and behavior negatively. In fact, many symptoms you currently have may be from stress.
A lot of complaining stems from negative beliefs and there is a lot of evidence that the placebo effect works for both positive beliefs and negative beliefs. In other words, if you are complaining about how sick you always are, then you may be making yourself …show more content…
When You Need Something Fixed: If you show up at your hotel and it's dirty, you should complain to the front staff. If you get something delivered and it's broken, you should complain to the company. In cases like that, complaining can help people improve themselves and their businesses, and it can get you a resolution that helps you move forward feeling better. BUT, sometimes, it results in nothing, and being aware of that is the first step to avoid complaining about it for weeks, months, or years afterward.
But People Won't Understand Me If I Don't Complain!
Often people complain to others so that they can help others understand exactly how they feel about something. For instance, someone might complain to you about their clothes so that you can know how much they disapprove of their clothes and would rather be wearing something else. They don't want you to think that they accept their clothes for the way they are so they NEED to share their complaints with you.
Have you ever felt like that? Maybe not about clothes, but about people, work, weight, unexpected challenges, etc. Do you need to let people know that you are not alright with these things, so you complain as a way to do