"Bowen ropes in an old joke to illustrate his point that **we complain not to change things but as an alternative to doing so**. Two builders eat their packed lunches together. Day after day, one finds he’s got meatloaf sandwiches and complains – ‘Another meatloaf sandwich?’ – until finally his colleague can’t contain himself. ‘Why don’t you just ask your wife to make you something else?’ he suggests. ‘What are you talking about?’ his friend says. ‘I make my own lunch.’" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[complaints]], [[feedback]], [[systems-thinking]], [[ego]], [[action-bias]], **Source** -- [[20241114100017 - B - Help!]]