You reverted to your old base-level discontent-the lowest gear…

You reverted to your old base-level discontent-the lowest gear on the hedonic treadmill. Comparison is the thief of joy.

— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)

In the book

And the fourth fault is comparison, which is everywhere and poisons everything. We measure ourselves against other people's highlight reels and come away diminished every time, because comparison is the very thief of joy, the lowest gear on the treadmill of discontent. You are unique — and so is everyone else, which is its own quiet joke — and you are also not perfect, because no one is. — Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)

Also belongs to

• The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)
• The Mind in the Cockpit
• The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)
• Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)

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