The culture of permanent social comparison gives us no respite: How is that person? And how am I? How satisfied can I be with my life?<\/p>\n
Now, while for thousands of years each person compared themselves to the small circle of people they met \u2013 what is my neighbour in the village like? Does he have more cattle than me? And what is his family like? \u2013 today we live in a different, digital world. We see hundreds of other people every day, even though we feel less like neighbours to those around us.<\/p>\n
It is important to recognize that comparison serves a natural purpose: <\/b>understanding where I am in a given group, how I can improve and what is good about me. Comparison arises because it responds to our need to belong to a group, for recognition and validation, for growth and progression.<\/p>\n
But like any natural behavior, the problem is not having it, it is letting ourselves be carried away by it. If we see who seems to be worse off, we feel better, if we see who seems to be better off, we feel worse. It is a dangerous game, in which in reality no one knows what is better or worse\u2026<\/p>\n
If we make these comparisons dozens of times a day \u2013 I wish I had that promotion, look at what a great vacation, look how successful you are\u2026 \u2013 we will be on an exhausting and dehumanizing path. So often our low self-esteem does not come from comparing ourselves, but because we have low self-esteem we compare ourselves!<\/p>\n
We measure others by their external achievements, but we measure ourselves by internal criteria. Naturally, the difference is striking.<\/p>\n
In organizations, we also fall into the trap of comparison: look at how successful they are, how everyone else is doing it... and by trying to follow those around us without criteria, we devalue our own culture and identity, we undermine the trust of people and teams and we forget what makes us unique and relevant.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the comparisons we make make a difference in our personal and professional lives. Knowing that no one is immune to comparison, as Can we use this trend to our advantage?<\/b><\/p>\n Comparison is part of our nature. In times of overstimulation and excessive consumption of social media, we should be suspicious of pre-defined formulas for beauty or success. True achievement is not a popularity contest, but an inner battle that only we know how much it means.<\/p>\n It is important to re-cognize, re-educate and re-use what is authentic and unique about us: we are no longer a copy to repeat the successes or expectations of others. We are new and original.<\/p>\n Let us be confident that each of us has a unique voice and a unique contribution to make. Let us live it with authenticity and courage. That will be incomparable.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The culture of constant social comparison gives us no respite: How is that person doing? And how am I doing? How satisfied can I be with my life? Now, if for thousands of years everyone compared themselves to the small circle of people they encountered\u2014what is my neighbor in the village doing? There are more [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lideranca-gestao"],"yoast_head":"\n\n