I’ve talked about it before, but I loved the book “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. He also has an awesome weekly newsletter and I find myself taking a screen shot of so many of his quotes.

Sometimes it is a bit more than one quote – like this week:

“To improve, compare little things: marketing strategies, exercise technique, writing tactics.

To be miserable, compare big things: Career path, marriage, net worth.

Comparison is the thief of joy when applied broadly, but the teacher of skills when applied narrowly”

I definitely think that comparison can be the thief of joy – but I also love the idea that you can learn things from others when you compare too. Sometimes comparison can be motivating. Sometimes it can push you to try something new. Sometimes it can give you courage.

I sometimes look at others and see how they are do things and find myself thinking, : “Hey, I can do that too!”. It always depends on the lense you look through.