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Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday, Not to Who Someone Else Is Today

Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday, Not to Who Someone Else Is Today

Envy poisons you against peers and your own potential. Avoid resentment by focusing inward, not outward. Disregard relative status. 

Judge yourself against prior versions to measure progress. Let others inspire rather than intimidate. Compete for internal excellence over external validation.

Incremental gains compound to allow radical improvement over time. Refine your trajectory.

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In his bestselling self-help book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, clinical psychologist and professor Jordan Peterson draws on science, history, mythology, and his clinical experience to impart timeless wisdom on how to live a meaningful life. He provides 12 profound yet practical guidelines to help readers tackle life's everyday challenges as well as existential questions on suffering and meaning. Peterson's 12 rules aim to embolden individuals to take personal responsibility and live with truth, courage, humility and ethical purpose. rules such as "stand up straight with your should

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