Comparisons between people are a recipe for unhappiness.
At worst, when we compare ourselves to others we end up focusing our energy on bringing them down instead of raising ourselves up.
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I believe in the power of self awareness. To achieve self awareness we need to focus on ourselves instead of others.
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