Why Comparison Was Stealing My Progress

I thought comparing myself to others was motivating me. It was quietly sabotaging me. Here's how comparison stole my progress and how I got it back. From the article "Why Comparison Was Stealing My Progress" by Misar.IO, published on Misar.Blog. In this episode: 0:00 Introduction 0:12 The Author Used to Believe Comparison Was Motivating 1:36 Comparison Feels Like Useful Information 3:06 Online Comparison Is Especially Damaging Because Highlight Reels Are Curated 5:10 Comparison Slows Progress by Making the Author Feel Small 6:03 Comparison Also Steals Attention and Time That Should Go Toward 8:07 The Helpful Comparison Is Against One’s Past Self 10:01 Keeping a Record of Past Progress Makes Progress Visible and Motivating 11:01 Envy Can Be Useful if It Is Turned Quickly into Specific Information and Action 11:57 Curating Inputs by Unfollowing Comparison-Triggering Accounts Helps Reduce This episode is narrated by an AI voice from a written article. More episodes: The Architecture Decision I Regret Most How a Solo Founder Competes With a Whole Team I Tried Coding With Only AI for Two Weeks Related reads: The Planning Habit That Ended My Overwhelm The Habit Tracker That Actually Stuck 🔔 Subscribe to every episode Read the article: https://www.misar.blog/@misar/articles/why-comparison-was-stealing-my-progress. Read the articles by this Author: https://www.misar.blog/@misar. Generated using: https://www.misar.ai (Misar.AI).