Complaint Free World

Complaint Free World is a book written by Rev. Will Bowen of Christ Church Unity in Kansas City, Missouri. Bowen also started a non-profit campaign to distribute purple bracelets as a reminder to keep people from complaining.

Fast Facts

1. Rev. Bowen authored Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted
2. After 21 days without complaining, Christ Church Unity sends participants a Certificate of Happiness
3. Over 5 million bracelets distributed¹
4. A Complaint Free World, inc. is non-profit and non-religious
5. The movement claims that complaining is "ear pollution"
6. To become complaint free, participants must go through 4 stages of competency

4 Stages of Competency²

1. Unconscious Incompetence
2. Conscious Incompetence
3. Conscious Competence
4. Unconscious Competence

The Complaint Free Challenge

The Complaint Free Challenge uses purple bracelets to help keep people conscious of their lamentations. Challenge takers wear a bracelet, and switch wrists every time they catch themselves complaining. The goal is to wear the bracelet on the same wrist for 21 consecutive days. According to Bowen, it takes 21 days to establish a new habit.³

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