More and more, the direction I find myself glancing in isn’t upward or downward, but inward. We tend to spiral in what’s called “upward social comparison,” comparing ourselves to those who appear to be farther ahead. But we can also turn our attention back to where we were a few years ago and cultivate appreciation for where we may be in our own lives now. Instead of comparing timelines and tracking accomplishments, assessing whether we’re ahead or behind, we can create our own scorecard. Who were we yesterday, last year, a decade ago? Perhaps by looking inward instead of at everybody else, we
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