Comparison Is A Losing Game

Comparison is a no-win game. Brené Brown encourages her readers to “stay in your own lane.” She writes, “I have a picture over my desk of the pool where I swim that reminds me to keep comparison in check. Under the picture I wrote, ‘Stay in your own lane. Comparison kills creativity and joy.’ For me, swimming is the trifecta of health—mediation, therapy, and exercise—but only when I stay in my own lane, focused on my breathing and my stroke. Problems begin when I happen to sync up with the sw...