Give up complaining for 30 days? There’s no way I can conquer this January challenge | Arwa Mahdawi
AApril may be the cruelest month, but January is easily the most frustrating. The weather outside is frightening, and around this time, everyone is desperately abandoning their New Year’s resolutions. It’s depressing and dark, and if you’re the whiny type (which you’ve probably noticed, and I certainly am), there’s – Its hands wave mysteriously over the crumbling garbage fires of our planet – Lots to complain about. In fact, a new report finds that champagne sales are declining. Not only because January is dry, but because people can’t find it Lots to celebrate.
Enter Isabelle Gunnisen, a Belgian woman who seems annoyingly obsessed with positivity. She wants all the whiners and whiners to change their tunes and celebrate the little things in life. Several years ago, Gonissen launched a 30 days without complaint The challenge in Belgium; This year, she is said to have brought him to the Netherlands. According to the NL Times, the campaign It was launched on Blue Monday (the third Monday in January), which is supposed to be the gloomiest day of the year. Probably not, by the way. Instead, Blue Monday is a Pseudoscientific A PR stunt that has ingrained itself in our consciousness because it kind of feels real – but I won’t complain about that now. In fact, I’ll try not to complain at all. There’s no way I’m going to give up complaining for 30 days, but I’m going to heroically give it a try in the next few sentences.
However, I must point out that not all complaints are bad. I can say this with confidence, because as soon as I read about the Don’t Complain campaign, I cranked my confirmation bias meter to max and engaged in some rigorous citizen science (for example, I Googled “benefits of complaining”). And you know what? Research shows Letting off steam in small doses can help relieve stress, while keeping your emotions in check can help Hurt your mental health. Complaining, if you do it right, can be just that good for you. This, viewed on the positive side here, is great news for Britain, which has gained a reputation in some parts as a “Grouchy poms“Which is a bit rude, really – not that I’m complaining.
