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6 Things You Don’t See That Prove You Should Never Compare Yourself to Anyone Else, Ever.
2 min readApr 29, 2021
Stop comparing yourself to what you see shared online.
Social media isn’t built for the full story.
What you see online is 100% edited.
It’s designed for quick communication.
Sound bites.
Limited character counts.
Here are 6 things we never see that prove comparing your reality to someone else’s veneer is a complete and utter waste of your time, energy, and effort.
- We see the perfect Instagram picture with filters applied but forget about the other forty-one disregarded shots with awkward faces and closed eyes that have to be deleted from the camera roll.
- We see the shiny new truck, not the line of credit, the $576/month dollar lease note, and $279/month full cover insurance. We don’t know the headaches they have from dealing with the nerve-racking clients they have to tolerate to support their personal brand.
- We see the picture-perfect enviable couple on social media, but in reality, they coexist, barely speak, haven’t kissed in months, sleep in different bedrooms, and are only together for the kids.
- We see the promotion for the best-selling books, not the sixteen…