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eorI grumble a fair amount. In fact, I grumble a lot. But I don't expect that anyone will grumble along with me. Someone might say, "that sucks" or "I hate that too" and it's a nice bit of sympathy. But I realize other than a mutual low key grumble, it's not good to pile on. That's where it should end and usually I'm conscious enough to end it there.
At work it's easy to get wound up about things and people are quite willing to jump on the Bitchin' Wagin. Because, afterall, if you're standing around bitching, you're not actually doing any work and you're getting paid to not do any work. It's a bad habit to get into. I go to work to work. When I can get some good work done I'm proud of it. It's a self-reinforcing good thing. As opposed to the bitch sessions which are usually self-reinforcing things that produce bad feelings.
I do have to remind myself of this occasionally, because I can -always- find something to complain about. It's my nature. A curmudgeon is someone who can imagine how things could be better and is frustrated that they aren't.
At work it's easy to get wound up about things and people are quite willing to jump on the Bitchin' Wagin. Because, afterall, if you're standing around bitching, you're not actually doing any work and you're getting paid to not do any work. It's a bad habit to get into. I go to work to work. When I can get some good work done I'm proud of it. It's a self-reinforcing good thing. As opposed to the bitch sessions which are usually self-reinforcing things that produce bad feelings.
I do have to remind myself of this occasionally, because I can -always- find something to complain about. It's my nature. A curmudgeon is someone who can imagine how things could be better and is frustrated that they aren't.
