5 Ways To Stop Complaining About Things

I know what you are thinking, and I am never wrong.

Gas prices are at an all-time high, breaking the record; the world is crumbling economically; the waitress in charge won't get our change to us on time...yes, some people have become that big on complaining, and that is what my point today is: the complain bug.

The Complain Bug

The complain bug hides in tin hats, serenading negative judgment on those who do not need it. We have all become susceptible to complaint, yes, and this is not without reason. But I have listened to the haphazardous ramblings of a mania-driven society, and I am not happy with what I am seeing. How do we cope with things so haphazardously negative?

Well, we have to start at the beginning, when this all begs to be mocked later on: we are the reason for our crumbling nation. I had a theory when I was younger, that if we all failed to pay taxes one year, the government would wholeheartedly crumble, and it would be of necessity as a species to reunite as such. We would then be down to the last stick of the matter: we would have the ability to rule infinitely, and would that be a good thing?

No, and that is why we have to stop complaining. We have it good here.

We cannot determine gas prices; that is a given. Wars wage overseas; COVID finally (sort of) ended; the world is turning into a darker and lighter place at the same time.

With this in mind, here are some tips to avoid the complain bug.

1) Smile, Doofus, You're On TV

Piece of advice number one: realize that every action you make is being watched, somehow. We hate to admit it, but society has become a voyeur watcher. In 2022, Joseph Cox wrote a surprising (well, not really) article stating that the CDC had tracked millions of Americans' phones to make sure they were following COVID guidelines.

Do your best not to make too big of a stretch from your reality, as I am not into that entire "controversy" fa?ade. Rather, I'd like to focus on our actions having consequences, and with every complaint, someone may be listening. My friend, as an example, buys into the controversial figures of today's light, but this is not what I mean.

Your complaining has consequences, and they run in a "ripple effect" around us. They cause us to want to also complain about said consequences, and this facilitates a drowned society. When we market negativity, we will reap what we have sewn.

2) Your Kids Are Watching You

44 percent of LinkedIn members have children.

Now, choices aside, I find that frightening. When we complain about life, our kids may be haphazardously listening to what we are saying, and that leads them down a path where they will do no different than we are: complaining and not taking action. Political opinions and debates aside, we all have our choices in life, and we choose to complain.

Today, choose differently. Realize that it may not only be your kids watching you.

Adults may be, too. This is what the complain bug runs its fuel on: negative thinking.

When you think negatively, you naturally become less resistant to change. That is a commonality we all have to accept: negativity breeds contempt, which facilitates wrongful actions, which concludes with even more negativity.

Try to be an example for those around you today.

3) Breathing In And Out

Do you really want to beat the complain bug? Try diaphragmatic breathing. It has helped me. Next time you feel like complaining about something, take three seconds to breathe in, then three more seconds to breathe out. This calms cortisol levels in your body, which induce stress in weary minds. Rather, try to calm yourself. This, essentially, allows you to focus your energy on something more productive.

I have tried breathing techniques and, suffice to say, they do work. I have found my stress levels to be much, much lower when I am breathing in and out slowly and cautiously. When we breathe in and out, the complain bug goes away, even for just a moment. This lets us reset our bodies, our minds, and our physiological responses.

Try breathing today, even at work.

4) Don't Pass On Anxiety

Don't be my best friend, who comes over and immediately switches to the News channel. I hate when he does that. It just makes him cynical and angry. The morale with this is, do not force people like me to focus on the negative!

I want to focus on the positive, the happy things, such as puppies being born (you should see the news where my father lives...it is a rural community, where the news stories focus on "Mittens having puppies" rather than Trump's latest debauchery or Biden's latest failure).

In other words, do not pass on anxiety. Rather, pass on good vibes. These good vibes will find themselves worm-wooding into your hemisphere, and you will be a much more happy, vibrant and relaxed person. In fact, you will be that much more bearable to be around.

5) Just Don't Complain!

Final advice for today's article? Simple: just don't complain - period. I know, we all have a right to complain. Life is getting touch. But think about this: when we complain, we tend to overestimate our weaknesses and underplay our strengths. What can we do to fix the crises before us rather than what s**t is going on in the world today?

That is the best way to word it: if you do not complain, you will fall into a lucid calmness. An article by Robin Kowalski found that when complaining without purpose occurs, we all push others away from one-another. Just like by best friend (God bless his soul), we find that when we complain about things we do not have control over (or, even worse, things we do have control over), we push others away.

The more you complain, the less likely people will want to interact with you.

Avoid The Complain Bug!

Do not complain. Please.

Your complaints lead to more complaints, and it is a commonality that complaining comes from this "bug." It is a viral bug, attracted by negativity, and bound by our lack of reasoning.

We need to all take a step back and understand that there is nothing worse than pushing others away when we have something negative or rude to say.

Let this article be your moment of Zen for today: the complain bug is very, very much alive, and I do not appreciate its presence. Stomp on the bug, and you may win the debate.

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