How do you stop comparing your life to others and find contentment?

Question

I know comparison is the thief of joy but I cannot stop doing it. I compare my career, my relationship, my body, my achievements to everyone around me. I am never enough by this measure. How do you actually stop comparing and start appreciating what you have?

ben_wonders · Accepted Answer

You can only compare yourself to a version of yourself. Compare where you are now to where you were one year ago. That comparison is actually informative. Comparing yourself to other people is comparing incompatible things.

ryan_hill · Answer

Gratitude practice actually works if done specifically. Not general thanks but specific: name three concrete things that are good today. Specificity anchors the attention to what is real rather than what is missing.

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