Have you ever felt exhilarated about hitting a professional or personal milestone, only to find yourself, less than 24 hours later, having an Instagram-triggered crisis and tumbling down a black hole ...

Hikers on the Appalachian trail have the motto “hike your own hike”—that is, resist the urge to compare how many miles you cover in a day to how far other hikers are traveling. Nevertheless, the urge ...

Christmas is supposed to be a season full of joy. And sometimes, you have to be intentional about protecting that joy. One thing that instantly puts the spirit of the season at risk is comparison, ...

Not too long ago, on a cold winter night, somewhere in America, there was a tween who wanted more screen time and a parent who said no. The tween in question was advocating vociferously for her right ...

Theodore Roosevelt said, “Comparison is the thief of joy” and yet, we continue to compare ourselves to others all the time. Why is that, when doing so is likely to damage our confidence, increase our ...

Being an actor isn’t easy. I don’t just mean the actual art of it or even the sometimes extensive training that goes into it. No, I mean the entertainment industry. Being in the industry is tough.