"I have too much to do ... " "He makes me so mad ... " I found out that I complain a lot. And I'm completely shocked by this discovery. If you'd have asked me if I consider myself to be a complainer, ...

People with actual intelligence don't waste energy complaining about things they can't change or control. Instead, they focus ...

Dear Dave: I manage a team made up of all types of personalities, but the one thing that most of them have in common is that they do more than their fair share of complaining. I am partly to blame, ...

“‘So he did this, and then I said this, and then he texted me this,’” says Merydith, 23, describing the intricacies of a venting session. “It’s basically rehashing every conversation.” Her goal is to ...

We all complain at times. Kids complain about their friends who didn’t talk to them at lunch, the teacher who was mean, the little brother who is always in their stuff, the science project that is so ...

Workplace communications are a lot like a minefield. One wrong word and you're suddenly in an HR meeting explaining why Joan from accounting thinks you dislike her. So what exactly do you do when you ...

One of my great joys in life is eavesdropping. As a psychologist, I have long been interested in people—in what they think, feel, and how they behave. I enjoy watching people’s facial expressions, ...

We all vent from time to time. A frustrating day at work, an annoying commute, or a disagreement with a friend—it's a normal part of life. But what happens when venting becomes a chronic habit, and ...

Ah, those eternal complainers... You probably know at least one. That person who always finds something to complain about: too hot, too cold, too slow, too noisy, too much of everything. It sometimes ...