Why do people compare themselves to others?
- MIHO AKUTSU

- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
Have you ever compared yourself to someone else?
It is a way of comparing yourself to others in order to confirm your own value and abilities and to adapt to society.
It is an instinctive psychological motivation for self-evaluation.
In today's world, the spread of social media has had a major impact on our psychology.
While there is a psychological tendency to find ways to be better than others, gain a sense of superiority, and maintain one's own value,
Because we are constantly seeing other people's successes and glorious moments.
We are surrounded by an environment that instinctively stimulates us, makes us negative, and makes us prone to jealousy.
It is a major factor in comparative behavior.
It's the same with how different people perceive a common event differently.
And sometimes other people compare themselves to others.
Why try to compare?
Although it is instinctive, human psychology is extremely complex.
Comparing / Being compared
If you are tired of the current situation, you can adopt a process-oriented approach.
This helps to increase the brain's sense of accomplishment and self-esteem.
Comparing yourself to who you were yesterday
If you don't focus on self-growth, what do you want to become and what do you want to achieve?
It remains opaque.
What is process orientation?
In short
Rather than the result itself, it is the process of getting there.
It is a way of thinking that values and focuses attention on actions in the present moment.

The process is 100% under your control
How you learn and approach your studies today is entirely up to you!
Comparison is with yesterday's self
The standard is "Have you managed to come up with even one step better than your past self?"
Finally, it's up to you to change your environment
I don't think comparison is a bad thing.
I think it's something that's necessary to live in society.
However, there are times when I get tired in the moment.
One way to deal with this is to change your mindset.



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