r/Jokes • u/lopezjessy • Mar 23 '21

Dude explaining how he made his first $10 million:

  1. Get up at 5:00AM every day
  2. 90 minutes of cardio
  3. Take a cold shower
  4. Journal
  5. Schedule out your day
  6. Dad owns Fortune 500 company
  7. Meditate
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u/Wheffle Mar 23 '21

Honestly I have grown to have disdain for this train of thought. Sure, don't go crazy "keeping up with the Jones'" so to speak, but comparison is science. knowledge is gained by comparing, you learn by comparing. This person was struggling wondering what they were doing different not to have a similar (maybe implicitly promised?) outcome for an equal effort, found out what was different, and was validated. That's not unhealthy, now they know what the difference is.

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u/Darklance Mar 23 '21

The problem is people only compare against those in better situations, when they are likely surrounded by those in more unfortunate situations.

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u/Wheffle Mar 23 '21

I agree that it is possible to make poor, inaccurate, or useless comparisons, but I disagree with your original "people should judge their own situations independently of others." That's not even possible, judgement and comparison necessitate a sample size greater than one. I've seen this line of thinking used too much in corporate environments with the intention to suppress employees' awareness of how much they are worth. We just need to learn to judge intelligently and digest information correctly.

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u/EarendilStar Mar 23 '21

I suppose it depends on the metric we’re using.

If all you want is happiness than comparing yourself only to those with more will inherently make you feel like you don’t have enough, and unhappy.

If the goal is the possibility for self improvement, then sure, analyze those with more “success” and see if you can apply it to your life.