by Merci Gracia | Feb 24, 2021 | Comparison, Self-esteem
Comparing ourselves with others is a high-risk, low return proposition. While learning about excellence from others can help us understand what’s possible, building up our egos by comparing ourselves favorably with them will eventually make us feel worse...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 4, 2019 | Comparison
Most of us are taught from a young age to evaluate our performance in relation to others. When we excel, this comparison normally causes a sense of superiority to grow in us. Unfortunately, the law of polarity never sleeps and it will flip us to the other side of the...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 24, 2019 | Comparison
From the advent of standardized tests to the invention of social media, it gets easier and easier to fall into the trap of comparing ourselves with others. But from an emotional standpoint, evaluating ourselves against others makes no sense. We haven’t traveled...