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Friday, April 10, 2009

Why Is Complaining So Destructive?

1. Complaining causes us to focus on the (problem), rather than potential (solutions).
2. If you focus on what is (wrong), that is what (persists).
3. Complaining damages our (physical) and (emotional) health.
4. Doctors estimate they spend as much as (2/3) of their time dealing with health problems that are sourced or made worse by a person's (thinking).
5. People who complain about their (health) tend to have poor health.
6. According a recent University study, teenage girls whose relationships center on complaining had higher rates of (depression) and (suicide)
7. A common thread in unsatisfying relationships is (complaining).
8. Morale filters down from the (top). A good rule of management is "No (weeds) in our (garden)."