A short YouTube monologue by TJ Walker advising on how to compare oneself to others constructively. He contrasts harmful upward comparisons (leading to envy) with perspective-based comparisons (e.g., vs. people in extreme poverty) to foster gratitude, and recommends comparing oneself to harder-working, more accomplished people as motivation. Ends with a prompt to adopt the "TJ Walker habit."
It's human to compare yourself to others. We all do it. The challenge is to compare yourself to others at the right way, at the right time. If you say, well, this person has a house twice as big as mine and more cars, you're going to make yourself miserable because someone will always be richer. Now, if you compare yourself to the 800 million people in the world who make less than $1.70 a day, you'll probably feel more grateful about what you have. It's okay to compare yourself to others doing better, but compare yourself to people who've worked harder and accomplished more and let that motivate you, not make you filled with envy. Please follow the TJ Walker habit.
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