Don’t Compare Your ‘Inside’ With Other People’s ‘Outside’
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” -Theodore Roosevelt
SO many people are walking around thinking “Geez, I hope people don’t find out how screwed up I am!”
Think about the last time you met someone new. Someone who you ended up spending more time with.
At first, didn’t they seem like they had their shit together?
But what if you spend more time with them?
One week? One month? One year?
They become less polished, less put together…and more human.1
Everyone has issues.
Everyone has problems.
Everyone is flawed.
People walk around looking at other people’s ‘outside’. The projection of who they THINK those other people are. (0% of the people I know well have ALL their shit together.)
And they compare that ‘outside’ with their own ‘inside’.
When you walk around assuming that you are the ONLY person who doesn’t have it together…of course you’re going to worry about what other people think of you and your actions.
Everyone is weird.
You aren’t better than others.
And they aren’t better than you.
Scott Adams’ Basket Case Theory