We are all guilty of comparing ourselves to someone else at least once in our lives. Whether it be, emotional, academic, sibling rivalry, etc., it's not worth it. If you are still comparing yourself to someone, I'm going to help you by telling you why I stopped.
1. It hurts your self-confidence.
When I see someone succeed at something, I'm usually extremely happy for them. However, I used to compare myself to them and used to wonder why I wasn't succeeding as well as they were. This hurt my self-confidence significantly and resulted in me not wanting to try anymore. I thought that if I wasn't successful when they were then I would never be successful.
2. What you're telling yourself isn't true.
Usually, you over-dramatize things in your head when you compare yourself to someone. There are an infinite amount of things that your brain can tell you to make you feel inferior to someone else. We typically compare the worst of ourselves to the best, we presume, about others.
3. It hurts your physical, mental and emotion well being.
When you compare yourself to someone else, you start resenting yourself. Comparisons add no value, meaning, or fulfillment to our lives. So, comparing ourselves to someone else only brings us sadness.
4. You're not focusing on your own success.
When you succeed, you often don't pay enough attention to it because you are too obsessed with seeing how much someone else is succeeding. You are not focusing on the things you have accomplished. Your success and contributions can never be compared to someone else. They are unique to you.
We are all on our own path of life. If we all did the same thing at the same time it would be a very boring world. We get 86,400 seconds every day, do yourself a favor and make it count. Accomplish the things you want to. Stop worrying about what someone else is doing. Try it. Right, Shia?
