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Search jeffmcsweeny Est. 1991 Menu Home Contact Me ContemplationNation Search Search for: Close search Close Menu Home Show sub menu Contact Me ContemplationNation Categories Rants and Rambling No Complain December Post author By jeffm Post date December 15, 2018 For those that don’t own a calendar, It (was) the first day of December and it felt like this entire year flew by in the blink of an eye. I’m not complaining… Because for the month of December I told my sister that I’d pay her $5 for every time I c
This is an experiment to gain control of my negativity and also channel how grateful I should and can be everyday. With Christmas time approaching it’s so easy to find myself getting caught in these “I want” conversations and taking 5 minutes of dreaming before I realize I have enough shit already. In an effort to change these bad habits, I heard of this no-complaint challenge from the Tim Ferriss podcast on my drive home to New Jersey. So what is complaining? Let’s ask Tim.
I defined “complaining” for myself as follows: describing an event or person negatively without indicating next steps to fix the problem. I later added the usual 4-letter words and other common profanity as complaint qualifiers, which forced me to reword, thus forcing awareness and more precise thinking.