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40 Better Things To Do Than Complain

Too many things to do, too little time to complain.

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40 Better Things To Do Than Complain
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There's a lot of things to be bitter about in this world. There are things to be angry about. Sometimes we can't fix these things and it sucks. Here are 40 things to do instead of complaining.

1. Compliment somebody on something other than their appearance

2. Rethink your political views

3. Try to change your attitude about something you've always hated

4. Buy a bath bomb and use it

5. Watch a theater performance

6. Go to Half Priced Books and read the most hopeless romantic book you can find

7. Brainstorm your future childrens’ names

8. Drive to a different city and ask a stranger to show you around

9. Write a TV script for "The Office"

10. Eat mint chocolate chip ice cream

11. Own up to a mistake you'd rather forget about

12. Take your dog to the park, maybe you'll meet your future spouse there

13. Cut your hair dangerously short

14. Figure out what you like (in relationships, people, restaurants)

15. Buy those shoes that are way overpriced

16. Become friends with somebody who is nothing like you

17. Build back up a bridge you burnt down

18. Hammock over the lake and accidentally fall in

19. Jump in the pool with your clothes on

20. Pretend you're on “so you think you can dance”

21. Call your grandmother and ask her about her day

22. Pray

23. Buy a pet goldfish

24. Write about something you want to change

25. Apologize for that thing you did that nobody knows about

26. Go on a bike ride with your brother

27. Paint a picture, maybe of a sunset

28. Do something nice for somebody else that they can never return

29. Wear new makeup for no good reason

30. See how many miles you can run without throwing up

31. Go downtown and talk to the first homeless person you see

32. Meet a new group of people at a party

33. Rekindle an old friendship

34. Make a smoothie made up of only green things

35. Learn a new language

36. Go to a poetry slam

37. Look into the mirror until you like something you've always hated

38. Convince yourself a way you can change the world

39. Take a 30-minute nap

40. Put your happiness over your convenience

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