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Anon reflects on his life (mander.xyz)

submitted 10 months ago by nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz to c/greentext@lemmy.ml

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[–] Ethalis@jlai.lu 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Or do compare yourself to others and use that as motivation to get better. I started HEMA a few months ago and still suck at it, but training and sparring with people that are way better than me is what is giving me purpose as I keep thinking "Wow I can't wait to get as good as them!"

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 9 points 10 months ago

I tend to compare to myself from a x months ago or whatever.

As long as I'm improving I'm happy.

You can't start something and expect to be better than people who've been doing it for years. That's legit stupid.

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, for sure there are healthy ways to compare yourself to others. Maybe a better way to put it is don't let your self-worth or satisfaction be affected by comparison to others.

Less pithy though, lol.