The Science of Not Complaining: How to Break the Habit of Negativity and Experience Greater Happiness
In our lives, all of us know them, some of us have them; hopefully, none of us are them.
What am I talking about? You know that person who walks towards you and you wish you had the superpower of becoming invisible?
Or what about the name that comes up on your caller ID and you hit decline faster than the winning car in the Daytona 500 can cross the finish line?
Energy Vampires
Who are these people and why do we want to avoid them at all costs? They are best known as Energy Vampires. They sap every last ounce of strength out of all they come in contact with; like a national power outage.
Energy Vampires are pessimistic people. They are chronic complainers that focus on their own issues and are relentlessly negative as opposed to their positive, encouraging, and solutions-oriented counterparts.
“Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.” — Albert Einstein
Are You a Chronic Complainer?
Before you start rattling off the names of vampires you know, first make sure you aren’t guilty of being a mindless complainer yourself. Mindless complaining does not serve a greater purpose; it’s negatively rooted without any intention of finding a solution to the complaint.
“The only thing complaining does is convince other people that you are not in control.”– Unknown
Assess Yourself
Do you even recognize when you are reacting out of a negative mindset and complaining? Rate yourself on a scale of 1–10.
- 1 being you know you are pretty close to turning into the blood thirsty Dracula
- 10 being Mother Theresa
A 10 rarely complains needlessly and looks for an opportunity to turn senseless negativity into sensible possibilities.
What are Your 3 Most Common Complaints?
Once you rate yourself, write down the 3 things you complain about the most. Can you identify a pattern of negativity? Do you complain about:
- Inconveniences
- Traffic
- The Weather
- Other People
- Your Career
Make sure you also take note of any internal complaining; thoughts though not verbalized are still running through your mind as negative and stealing your energy.
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Originally published at www.transformuniversity.net on August 21, 2018.
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