complaining
A form of communication that expresses dissatisfaction regardless of having actually experienced the subjective feeling of dissatisfaction or not -- wikipedia.
Behaviors
underpromise, overdeliver
The solution to overpromise, underdeliver?
overpromise, underdeliver
Overpromising and under-delivering is not redundant, as the promise and delivery are separate in time and context; one can overpromise and still overdeliver, though the latter is rare and often unsustainable -- Brave AI.
not being able to stop thinking about someone
Request: It's been a whole year where I have thought about a particular person every day (I haven't talked to them in a whole year). I chuckle because I know it's the mind/ego being attached to the idea of the person.
to stop looking to the mind to find Truth
Priority request: Realizing that the mind does not have any verifiable answers removes one's involvement with the mind's concepts and questions.
asking to "like, comment, subscribe" on YouTube, etc.
Request: content creators ask the audience to like and subscribe to the channel for the YouTube algorithm... Perhaps due to the ~190 YouTube algorithm, they're playing the game at that level?
sending loving thoughts to people
Request: I been doing that recently and feels really warm doing so. I wanted to know if these loving thoughts really do make a difference. Especially towards those who we perceive to "hurt" us. I wonder if this is a legitimate spiritual practice?
stake everything on one card
Request: The opposite of keeping one's options open.
approval seeking
Request: After switching my thinking to do things for me, my anxiety went away about having to do things to make other people "happy" or seek their approval.
refusing help (when you need it)
Request: Is "I want to do this by myself" within integrity, similar to "I want to be in charge", or is it purely a pride thing?
saving money for retirement
Priority request: Practical common sense? Or is it trying to control the future?
keep one's options open
"to refrain from making a decision or commitment that will limit one's choices in the future" -- idioms.thefreedictionary.com
throwing oneself into the unknown
Leaving the comfort of the known in order to learn, grow or adapt to new environments.
deciding to do therapy, seeking help from a therapist
Priority request.
snoring
No wonder it's so annoying!