Dallas Bragg argues that comparing yourself to others isn't inherently bad. Using his Law of Polarity, he shows that both extreme comparison and no comparison hold you back. The sweet spot is healthy comparison that motivates growth without crushing you.
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Yeah. Hey, don't listen to people when they tell you to stop comparing yourself to others. Here's your permission to compare away, and here's why. There's a universal law called the Law of Polarity. It says that everything has 2 extremes, and imagine those extremes being represented by 2 poles. Polarity. For instance, let's take love. On one end is too much love, and that could cause attachment and obsession. On the other end is too little love, which is called hate. Apathy, indifference. Both are still love. They're conditions of love. It's just at varying degrees. Let's look at comparison. For me, the peak of my comparison happens at the gym. On one pole, comparison is too much. It looks like, he's so fit, I'm so old, I'm never going to look like that, I'm just going to leave. On the other end, comparison looks like a blatant disregard for any type of improvement at all. Somewhere in the middle is healthy comparison. Hey,