Consumer Edition, Issue 42


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Think You're Complaining Too Much?



According to the article, "What it's Like to go Without Complaining For a Month" by Jessica Hullinger, published in fastcompany.com and others, griping comes naturally to us. In fact, research suggests that we complain to each other at a rate of about once a minute! It's one of the easiest ways to unite and even forge friendships.

At its root, complaining is based on the self-defense mechanism of focusing on the negative according to Jon Gordon, author of the No Complaining Rule. We are programmed to be on guard against something that can hurt and kill us.

Unfortunately, for all its uniting characteristics, complaining damages neural connections related to problem solving and other cognitive functions as does listening to the whining. If you want to complain less, below are some tips from the article to get you on track to a less complaining life:
  • Define complaining: A complaint touches on how you feel. For example, saying the traffic is bad is an observation, but saying I hate this city because of it is a complaint.
  • Track your complaints: Prepare to be surprised. It doesn't take long for them to stack up into the hundreds.
  • Turn complaints into solutions: Do something about the complaint even if it's just saying: "Serenity Now!”
  • Say something positive: For example, I hate this city but I have a great stereo system in this car to get me through the traffic jams.
  • Change have tos into get tos: Instead of saying I have to buy groceries today, say, I get to buy food for my family this evening.



April

Diamond is April's birthstone. The flower of the month is listed as either the Daisy or the Sweet Pea. If you follow astrology, the zodiac signs for April are Aries (until April 20) and Taurus (April 21 onwards).

Included in April this year is Good Friday, Easter, The London and Boston Marathons, Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Jazz Appreciation Month, National Poetry Month and Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month.




A Fact or Three about April

First Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
  1. George Washington took office as President in New York City on April 30, 1789.
  2. The first Social Security checks were issued in April, 1937.
  3. Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record of 714 on April 8th, 1974.



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April Quotes

We all have special numbers in our lives, and 4 is that for me. It's the day I was born. My mother's birthday, and a lot of my friends' birthdays, are on the fourth; April 4 is my wedding date.

Beyonce Knowles

There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye; there is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by.
William C. Bryant

The U.S. tax code was written by A students. Every April 15, we have to pay somebody who got an A in accounting to keep ourselves from being sent to jail.

P. J. O'Rourke

When I was about ten years old, I gave my teacher an April Fool's sandwich, which had a dead goldfish in it.

Alan Alda