Quiz: Are You a Complainer?
Find out how negative your attitude has gotten and what you should do about it
Are you a complainer? Find out with this quiz from Jon Gordon's The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal With Negativity at Work :
Below are five statements that you may agree or disagree with. Read each one, and then select the response that best describes how strongly you agree or disagree:
Tally your score for the five questions.
35-30: You are a major complainer. Complaining has become a habit for you, and it's time to do a No Complaining Fast and action plan.
29-24: You are a complainer. You spend too much time on the Complain Train. Get on the Energy Bus instead.
23-18: You're in the middle of the road. Shift gears, focus on the positive, and spend more time on the positive road.
17-12: Complaining isn't much of an issue for you. Stay positive.
11-6: You almost never complain. Keep cultivating and sharing the positive energy.
Reader Comments
Critique vs Compaining
In my mind, the difference between the two is as follows:
A critique is thoughtful and is used to improve or delete something that is no longer necessary. It is used to make a change or re-enforce something that is working
A complaint is mindless and whiney and is done when you do not like something that you CHOOSE not to improve or change. It serves no good purpose
If you take the survey with those eyes, I think you might get different results
Life is good!
Complainer
I really think what must be considered is what is at the heart of a so-called complaint. Constructive criticism isn’t necessarily complaining if it is constructed and delivered in a manner which helps the receiver grow and become better. We are able to identify and solve problems more effectively when we foster an environment of transparency. Then it doesn’t necessarily become complaining, but rather open communication. Once again the content, context and method of delivery are vitally important. It comes down to perception and perspective.
RE: I see a problem with this survey
Are you complaining?
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