Skipping complaining

Thaomaoh

Dec 27, 2024

A couple of days ago I was angry looking at my screen. My eyebrows frowning together.

“He’ll start complaining as soon as he dies. He’s done it every time he died. You’ll see.”

One of my friends said this to another friend who just joined our Discord call.

We had just bought a game on Steam because it had a huge discount. And we were all playing it for the first time.

And for the first couple of hours playing, I had absolutely zero fun.

That was until one of my friends called me out.

I didn’t even realize it, but I was complaining the entire time that we were playing.

This made the game not fun for me or my friends. Because who likes to play with someone who constantly complains?

No one.

So I decided to take a short break.

I went to the kitchen to look out the window, where a thought popped into my head:

“What if as soon as I want to complain, I stop and say nothing? What if I skip the complaining?"

When I came back, the next 4 hours of gaming were the most fun I’ve had in a long time.

Since that day, I try to catch myself complaining and press the “skip” button.

This simple thing has made me enjoy so many things that I wouldn’t have enjoyed otherwise. It also made other people enjoy my company more.

Complaining feels so damn good.

It makes me feel like something is not my fault.

It makes me feel like something that’s within my control is out of my control.

Essentially, it helps me trick myself into thinking that I’m a victim.

That’s why I think it’s useless.

And as a bonus, everyone dislikes people that complain. More reason to get rid of it.

So the next time you think about complaining, experiment with skipping it. It might just make you enjoy the things you’re doing more.

Thanks for reading 👋!

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