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Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
Stop comparing yourself to others. It’s not only pointless and a huge waste of time, but it’s also one of the best forms of self-sabotage. It can stop you from any progress in trying to reach your goals. It can prevent you from becoming the best version of you possible.
Why do we do it?
According to Psychology Today, up to 10% of our thoughts can be occupied by comparing ourselves to others as a way of measuring ourselves to the way others look, do, act, etc. We do it to take stock and to see how we’re measuring up to those around us on a social and personal level. For some, it can serve as a fantastic motivator. But for others, and perhaps more commonly, it discourages. It instills feelings of dissatisfaction, guilt, diminished self-worth, and depression.
For those of us with goals, this can be devastating. Feelings of discouragement and diminished self-worth can stop us in our tracks. Why bother when there are so many people out there better than we are?
This is why, if you’re one of the latter, it’s imperative to stop comparing yourself to others immediately. But how, when it’s almost second nature?
- Remember that there will always, somewhere on the planet, be someone who is better than you. It’s unreasonable and actually ridiculous to think otherwise. Why would you let that prevent…
