I’ll never forget the day I learned about Facebook’s $19 billion WhatsApp acquisition. Instead of celebrating my own recent success as an author, I found myself <a href="https://www.nirandfar.com/how-to-cope-with-your-insane-jealousy-of-the-whatsapp-deal/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spiraling</a> into a pit of self-doubt. “Why hadn’t I created a simple messaging app?” I wondered, mentally berating myself for missing out on what seemed like an obvious opportunity.Sound familiar?We’ve all been told that comparing ourselves to others is toxic. It’s the ultimate happiness killer, the thief of joy, the fast track to misery—or so conventional wisdom tells us. But here’s the thing: If comparison is so destructive, why do our minds keep returning to it? What if there’s more to this story than meets the eye?You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: <a href="https://www.nirandfar.com/social-comparison/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.nirandfar.com/social-comparison/</a><li>Nir And Far, a podcast about business, behaviour and the brain by Nir Eyal. If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe on iTunes and leave an iTunes review. It will greatly help new listeners discover the show. Please visit my website Nir and Far for other info about my writing, books and teaching: <a href="http://www.nirandfar.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.nirandfar.com/</a></li>

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