Comparison: The Thief of Joy - The Simplicity Habit
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Comparison: The Thief of Joy - The Simplicity Habit
comparison is the thief of joy, but here it seems that comparison is also the thief of faith.
Tara-Leigh Cobble • The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible
Comparison is the thief of joy when applied broadly, but the teacher of skills when applied narrowly.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On comparison, consistency, and what’s not going to change
Isaac Feldman and added
“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.”
-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.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On comparison, consistency, and what’s not going to change
Isaac Feldman added
Comparison is the thief of joy and sensible business strategy too
Luis Rodriguez added
Well, even if we aren’t, comparisons hurt us in profound ways. They undermine our confidence. Shut down our flow of creative energy. Short-circuit our access to Power. Deplete our self-esteem. Suck the life force from our marrow. Coveting destroys what is Sacred within.
Sarah B. Breathnach • Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort & Joy
Wanting to outperform another artist or make a work better than theirs rarely results in true greatness. Nor is it a mindset that has a healthy impact on the rest of our lives. As Theodore Roosevelt pointed out, comparison is the thief of joy. Besides, why would we want to create with the purpose of diminishing someone else?