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-- Paul Graham
(Arguably a decent philosophy of life, if a bit harshly expressed for my taste.)
Hey, I can hack and whine at the same time!
Attempting this just reallocates all whining to being about inability to start hacking.
Kane: Quit griping!
Lambert: I like griping.
(from Alien)
Might be a better phrasing? It also accounts for doing good things even if you can't solve the current problem.
So long as it doesn't lead to "We have to do something; X is something; ergo, we must X!"
True, but very few things are less effective than whining.
Actually, while whining rarely accomplishes anything, a lot of things anti-accomplish something, i.e., they make the problem worse.
True. Perhaps:
"If you can find it" invites beliefs. Do something effective, or pick a different topic.
The "stop whining" part is the harsh part; the "start hacking" part is beautiful.