• Comparison is the crush of conformity from one side and competition from the other - it's trying to simultaneously fit in and stand out.

• Comparison is not an emotion, but it drives all sorts of big feelings that can affect our relationships and our self-worth. More often than not, social comparison falls outside of our awareness- we don't even know we're doing it. This lack of awareness can lead to us showing up in ways that are hurtful to ourselves and others.

• Brene Brown Atlas of the Heart p. 18-19

Jerry Suls, Rene Martin, and LAdd Wheeler comparing the self with others, either intentionally or unitentionally, is a pervasive social phenomenon and how we perceive our standings or ranking with these comparisions can affect our self-concept, our level of aspiration, and our feelings of well-being.

• Comparison is not an emotion, but it drives all sorts of big feelings that can affect our relationships and our self-worth. More often than not, social comparison falls outside of our awareness- we don't even know we're doing it. This lack of awareness can lead to us showing up in ways that are hurtful to ourselves and others.

Comparison says, 'be like eveyone else, but better.'

• Brene Brown Atlas of the Heart p. 18-19

We Compare