Why comparison doesn’t help || Acharya Prashant

Acharya Prashant

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00:00Looking at somebody else's marks or performance or salary or success is useful, but only in

00:06a limited way.

00:07You can look at them just to get a clearer idea of where your current performance stands.

00:13That's the only utility.

00:15Beyond that, the others are not a benchmark.

00:17You are born alone, you will die alone.

00:19What will you do with others?

00:21So comparisons are all right, to the extent they help you see where you currently stand.

00:28World, the world has to be very delicately utilized.

00:33On one hand, you cannot ignore how the others are doing.

00:38On the other hand, you cannot allow the world mean too much to you.

00:42There has to be a tightrope walk.

00:44It's a delicate thing.

00:45Remember these both.

00:47Honestly accept you have done very badly and then say, not next time.

00:53I'll improve.

00:54I'll improve.

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