That one thing my dad said about complaining stuck with me for 20 years

I was maybe 12, helping him unload a truck of mulch in July. He was sweating and I kept whining about my hands hurting. He stopped and said "Nobody cares if you're tired. Just finish the job." I thought he was being a jerk back then. But now I see it as his way of saying suck it up and focus on the work instead of the noise.

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eric_murray2626d ago

Did your old man ever circle back later and explain it to you? Mine didn't, drove me nuts for years. But I started using that same mindset when I was framing houses in my twenties. Instead of bitching about my back hurting or the heat, I'd just focus on getting the next wall built. After a while it got easier... not the work, but ignoring the noise in my own head. That's what I took from it.

nina_jenkins26d ago

Heard about a buddy who started doing that with his commute to work.