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Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

How to Complain Effectively with Guy Winch

Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

Jim Kwik, Your Brain Coach, Founder www.KwikLearning.com

Education, Brain, Memory, Jimkwik, Productivity, Business, Kwikbrain

4.75.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2019

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

You might associate complaining with negativity, but when used in the right way, complaints can be a powerful tool to improve our relationships, achieve results and effect meaningful change in the world around us. The key is learning how to do it right—which is why we have Guy here to teach us a simple formula to effectively bring up complaints in a way that will encourage positive resolution rather than unhelpful arguments.

If you have issues in your life that are bringing you discomfort, and you’ve previously been reluctant to bring them up with the people involved for fear of starting a conflict, today’s episode will help you negotiate that process with confidence.

Guy’s books have sold millions of copies and been translated into 26 different languages, and his TED Talks have been seen by people all over the world.

In this conversation, we talk about the difference between venting and complaining, how to choose which issues to complain about, and how to avoid a complaining victim mentality. Guy will then explain why it’s important to complain in a constructive way, and take us through a formula you can use to achieve a positive end result from a complaint.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to QuickBrain.

0:01.3

Bites-sized brain hacks for busy people who want to learn faster and achieve more.

0:06.0

I'm your coach, Jim Quick.

0:08.0

Freed your mind.

0:10.0

Let's imagine if we could access 100% of our brain's capacity.

0:15.0

I wasn't high, wasn't wired, just clear.

0:18.0

I knew what I needed to do and how to do it.

0:20.0

I know Kung Fu.

0:22.0

Show me. Do I know Kung Fu.

0:24.0

Show me.

0:29.0

How do you complain effectively? You're thinking Jim, this is going to be an interesting episode.

0:32.0

We are back with our friend Dr Guy Wench. He's an

0:35.6

author. His books are in 26 different languages. His TED Talk has been seen around the world

0:40.4

by millions of individuals. We've done episodes so far about healing a broken heart

0:46.1

and also healing emotional wounds like loneliness and failure.

0:50.3

So I'm excited to talk to you about complaining.

0:53.0

This is a different kind of episode.

0:55.0

How would you define complaining?

0:57.0

Because sometimes we live in a world full of where people are venting,

1:01.0

is there a difference? To my mind. There's a big difference or there should be the difference that should be is that venting is something we do to just air a grievance in a way that's not purposeful beyond just getting it off our chest, say.

1:15.3

But complaints should be transactional.

1:17.4

There should be there for a purpose for achieving a certain result or getting something

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