http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/quit-comparing-yourself-to-others en-us 60 <p>hehehehheeh</p> <p>love it! :)</p> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:06:40 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:95:639 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/95 <p>Hey Brian,</p> <p>I had just got an email in from someone else that I subscribe too and started negatively comparing myself to that person. Then I dropped down a couple of spaces in my email inbox and found this tip&#8230;.</p> <p><em>Oops! You got me!</em></p> <p>Thanks for the forehead smack!<br />Wily</p> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:50:16 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:95:638 WilyWalnut http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/95 <p align="justify">It&rsquo;s really a pointless exercise.</p><p align="justify">It automatically creates a strained relationship with whomever you&rsquo;re comparing yourself&mdash;you&rsquo;ve either gotta be superior or inferior to them, right? Neither is a good basis for a loving relationship.</p><p align="justify">But, that&rsquo;s not even the part that bothers me the most. Frankly, I think we&rsquo;re selling ourselves insanely short when we compare ourselves to others (which usually means to our peers). No disrespect to my peers, but if I need to compare myself to anyone, it would be to the greatest people who ever lived&mdash;the people who have left a mark on the world by giving as much of themselves as they could.</p><p align="justify">Even <em>that</em>, though, would be a disservice to my creator. He/She/It created ME&mdash;a unique mix of gifts (and wackiness) that is begging for its own unique expression.</p><p align="justify">So, if you need to do any comparison at all&mdash;do it with your potential self!</p><p align="justify">In the words of <strong>William Faulkner</strong>, <em>&ldquo;Don't bother just to be better than you contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.&rdquo;</em></p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:10 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:95:95 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/95