I think I'm about to ask a truly stupid question.

There are actually stupid questions.

I'm Antelod Duckworth.

I'm Stephen Dobner.

And you're listening to no stupid questions.

Today on the show, comparing yourself with others can be emotionally damaging.

So how can we stop doing it?

Isn't that interesting that when I clicked on my Amazon ranking, I immediately went

to his Amazon ranking?

Also, how can we stop confusing correlation with causation?

If he hadn't been blinded and his left eye, he never would have become a scientist.

Angel Duckworth.

Stephen Dobner.

So, I've not read deeply on the following topic I'm guessing you have.

But what I have read suggests that it is a bad idea to constantly compare yourself to

other people.

So, assuming that is bad, you know, tell me if I'm wrong, but assuming that is bad, how

can I stop?

I think it is often bad to compare yourself to other people.

And maybe I would go so far as I say, usually bad, but it's basic human instinct.

And that means we should ask ourselves first, why do we do that?

Because anytime we instinctively do something, there's usually a function behind it.

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