279. The psychology of career jealousy

The Psychology of your 20s

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🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

When you're struggling with your sense of purpose, job hunting or feelings of success, it can be very hard to see someone else who has everything you want, and not feel jealous. In today's episode, we break down the very important psychology of career jealousy in our 20s, including:

The 3 types of career jealousy
Why it's most common in our 20s
Career jealousy between friends and siblings
The unspoken consequences
How to turn envy into inspiration and admiration
4 tips to not let envy control you + questions from the listeners

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0:58.0	I'm Kristen Davis, host of the podcast, Are You a Charlotte? The Incredible Cynthia Nixon
1:04.0	joins me this week for a conversation filled with memories and stories I didn't even know.
1:09.9	Cynthia could have been Carrie. When I first read
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1:31.5	For years, I had to rely on other people to tell me my story.
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