• Downward comparison (comparing ourselves to those less fortunate): It activates the brain’s “lack” network, emphasizing our insecurity and focuses on safeguarding the status quo at the expense of risk and adventure.
• Upward comparison (comparing ourselves to those we envy)

To break free from the temptation to compare, audit your social media feeds.

The first trick is to notice you’re doing it: Is it out of boredom? A self-soothing activity? Or some type of mechanism for coping with stress and anxiety?

Each time we try and batch unrelated tasks together, we tax our brain and use up energy in the transition.