Some people can\u2019t even enjoy a sunset without complaining. Wherever they are, whatever they do, they\u2019ll find a thousand tiny flaws. It\u2019s exhausting. For them maybe, but especially for all others around them.<\/p>\n
I have a simple strategy: whenever I can, I keep my distance. Don\u2019t get me wrong, these aren\u2019t bad people. They just drain energy I\u2019d rather invest in something else.<\/p>\n
Simple to say but not always simple to do. In a working environment you can\u2019t avoid colleagues, bosses or clients forever. If you are lucky, you\u2019ve simply never worked with someone whose constant nitpicking got on your nerves. If not, you not what I am talking about.<\/p>\n
I once spent several years in a team with someone just like that. Overly critical, fault-finding, always focused on what\u2019s wrong. No surprise: tension built up, and eventually I had to act. So, I asked for a meeting.<\/p>\n
I brought two glasses of water, both filled exactly halfway. \u201cWhich one is half full?\u201d I asked. He hesitated. Looked puzzled. Didn’t answer. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
Then I took a little bag of sand from my pocket and poured it into one of the glasses. The water turned cloudy. \u201cAs long as the water stays clear, everything flows,\u201d I said. \u201cBut the moment it turns murky, things stall. And that\u2019s exactly what nitpicking does.<\/p>\n
His stern expression gave way to something softer and then came a smile. We had a long, honest conversation. Did it completely change his behaviour? No. He remained a critical, cautious person, which is perfectly fine. But whenever he slipped too far back into his old pattern,
\nI just said one word: \u201cMurky.\u201d And we both laughed.<\/p>\n
By the way. A Scottish bartender in Inverness once told me that it doesn\u2019t matter if the glass is half full or half empty, as long as there\u2019 Single Malt in it.<\/p>\n
But let\u2019s not go down that road…<\/p>\n
Warm regards, Ralph Hubacher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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