3-2-1: On comparison, life strategy, and stopping negative thought spirals

3 Ideas From Me

I.

“Your first task is to find what feels effortless to you.

Your second task is to put maximum effort into it.”

II.

“Somewhere, at this very moment, someone appears to be doing better than you. Their progress is faster. Perhaps their business grows more quickly or their career is advancing rapidly. Maybe dating is easy for them or their progress in the gym seems to come effortlessly. In any domain, there is always another life that shimmers more than your own.

But comparison is a poor use of energy. You were not meant to inhabit someone else’s story. You have your own work to do. The goal is not to beat their life, the goal is to live your life. Keep your eyes on your own paper. Stay on the path and continue forward, even when progress feels slow.”

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