It’s interesting to consider context. Specifically the context of the word “leverage.” We often think about “leverage” in the context of leveraging your time, resources and connections. But how often do we think about leveraging in the context of reactions or emotions? Reactions, just like resources and time can be leveraged. (Also worth noting, things like…

The belief that your happiness or satisfaction should be based on the foundation of what others have is a preposterous and flat-out destructive belief. I think you would be hard pressed to identify someone who after hearing the above statement wouldn’t agree. Then why do we so frequently act in contradiction to it? I think…

Comparison is a habit. In part, this is good news, because habits can be broken. However, I believe we often run to comparison because we seek comfort or relaxation. What might drive us to seek comfort could be a long day at work or school. As C.S. Lewis says in one of my favorite books…

The answer? What you let it. Social media is a tool. Like any tool, it is not inherently good or bad. Its effect, either positive or negative, is up to the wielder. Social media is not the cause of our comparison – comparison will occur regardless. One does not need to have anything more than…

It has taken me years to realize that by comparing myself to others, I was actually doing two things: trying to figure out how good I actually was and trying to make myself feel better. Spoiler: comparison is a terrible way to make yourself feel better. This may seem fundamental, like telling a child to…