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The Harm of Nagging

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 30, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 16.

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The Harm of Nagging

“To correct the bad habits of others, is often to form a bad habit yourself. A nagging disposition is natural to few; it comes from tired nerves, or from supersensitiveness, or from a too free indulgence in sharp criticism—which is likely to lead a person into a minute and harassing scrutiny of the life about him. So long as criticism does not react unfavorably either on the critic or on the criticized, it is beneficial; but when it is accompanied by a sense of impatience in the one and of resentment in the other, it becomes nagging, and should be dropped.”