How to stop complaining [2] -- Fix real problems

<p>Complaining can be a very good diagnostic tool for identifying the actual problems in our life. The key is not just to sit around complaining about the same things year by year to learn how the important issues affect us and how to fix them.</p><br><p>Awareness of the major flaws in our situation and mindsets allows us to make a strategy for how we want to address them going forwards and build a life we don't complain about.</p><br><p><br></p><p>- - -</p><p><br></p><h3>Connect with Sam:</h3><ul><li>Sam's newsletter on creativity -&nbsp;<a href="https://explosivethinking.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Explosive Thinking</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Watch the pod -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnW_e4y-aJabp1vRBJFJk5w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube - Growth Mindset</a></li><li>Twitter -&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/samjamharris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@samjamharris</a></li><li>Instagram - @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/samjam.zen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SamJam.zen</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>- - -</p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Chapters</strong></h3><p>00:00&nbsp;Problems and illusions of the mind</p><p>00:41 General framework for complaints</p><p>01:28 3 types of problems</p><p>01:59 1st type of problem - the problem you want to have</p><p>02:35 2nd type of problem - the problem you can do nothing about</p><p>04:01 3rd problem - the problems you do not want to have</p><p>04:50 Issues of fixed mindsets</p><p>05:57 Community and purpose</p><p>07:15 Too many interests and desires</p><p>10:29 Assessing the scale of a problem</p><p>11:56 How our problems change over time</p><p>13:01 Turning complaints into tools</p><p>15:00 Some wise words</p> <p>Become a member at <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/growth-mindset-podcast">https://plus.acast.com/s/growth-mindset-podcast</a>.</p> <br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel=