Success.
Failure.
We treat them as if they are binary.
Then compare ourselves to the most successful.
Leaving us with only one option of self-perception, which regardless of the excellence of our behavior or achievements, still won’t live up to the success we compare ourselves to.
Yes, it’s an easy trap to fall into. I typically learn more when I fail. So then if I fail but learnt something, I count it as a success. It shifts everything.
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