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Comparing Ourselves to Others does All Harm, No Benefit

I offer a healthy way to deal with it.

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David Gerken
Mar 12, 2026
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Two weeks ago I wrote about why judging others is all bad, no good.

Today, I’m writing about judging’s first cousin: Comparing.

Now I know only a few reading this can relate to comparing yourselves to others and that the vast majority of you have never done so, but please bear with me…

THAT WAS A JOKE!

We all compare

Of the eight billion human beings on Eart…

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