Pick a Broader Baseline
If you see a friend hitting a personal milestone, it’s easy to feel you’re far behind in life. But if you think of 10 or 20 of your acquaintances, chances are a bunch will be in the same boat as you – and might even be happily sailing along.
The next time you desperately covet what someone else has, swap out the question “Why don’t I have that?” with “Do I have enough?”
Chances are, you can survive without whatever it is you pine for, and not having it has no impact on your worth as a person.
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