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PM-your-noodz t1_ir68zfp wrote

I think that every generation has felt this. The big difference for me is that in the past we compared ourselves to our friends. Our communities. A few exceptional people made the news, but essentially that was it.

Nowadays you can compare yourself to hundreds of people you've never met. And this goes for all generations today. LinkedIn compares our careers. Tinder our potential partners. Facebook anyone and everyone. And you only see the sides that people want you to see. So it's easy to believe that everyone is ahead of you.

I had a teacher that reminded me often that even presidents have to poop. So focus on yourself and let the rest go.

If you can do that, it's half the job done.

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TreatThompson OP t1_ir6a0d5 wrote

Yeah that’s a great point

Now there’s an infinite source of comparison in the world. More than just “did you hear what x is doing”

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