I've talked about this before and I do not believe comparison is toxic. https://twitter.com/liljianah/status/891164697432666112 …
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Comparison is a part of self awareness. Wanna know why? Because how else would you know when you needed to do better in any capacity?
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From it falling from the sky?! No. You'd have no idea what better meant. The thing that makes comparison turn toxic:
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Letting that comparison turn to envy, jealousy, resentment. Letting other's perceived success be a reason you bring yourself down.
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Taking someone else's success as a personal attack on you. That's where it turns toxic. The act of comparison is a natural occurrence.
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This is why self help is so big. It's still comparison. You're comparing yourself to the words you're reading/hearing.
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But the thing about self help, there's just no face to tie that resentment to. You're forced to tie it to yourself, accountability.
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