Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Contentment vs. Complacency

contentment-
–noun
1. the state of being contented; satisfaction; ease of mind.
2. Archaic . the act of making contentedly satisfied.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/contentment

complacency-
–noun, plural -cies.
1. a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
2. Archaic .
a. friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance.
b. a civil act.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/complacency

Is it just me or is there a thin line between contentment and complacency? In anything, especially in my line of work, there is no room for complacency. Ideally, I'd close a deal and then move on to the next. There's not supposed to be any room to be complacent.

The thing is, I think it's my nature to just sit still sometimes. I am not really the intense type of person to just keep going and going and going. I think it doesn't take much for me to be contented.

Like every time, I don't have a point to show. It's just that it's difficult for me to push myself hard after I close a huge deal and I can't really pinpoint if it's complacency or contentment that I'm feeling.

Oh well, I dunno. I'll figure it out eventually.


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