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189. 5 ways to stop comparing yourself to others

2024/4/23
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主持人:本期节目讨论了社交比较对心理健康的影响,以及如何通过五种方法来控制比较的冲动,停止与他人进行有害的比较,并利用社交比较的积极方面来激励自己。节目中详细阐述了社交比较的起源、进化论解释以及在现代社会中,尤其是在社交媒体时代,社交比较对人们心理健康的影响。主持人指出,社交比较会引发负面情绪,如嫉妒、竞争、不安全感等,并导致人们对现有事物感到不满足,陷入持续比较的循环中。为了应对这些负面影响,节目提出了五种方法:1. 不要压制比较的冲动,要允许自己进行比较,并扩展比较的维度,使判断更细致、更全面。2. 保持现实的判断,不要被社交媒体上经过精心策划的内容所迷惑。3. 优先做对自己有益的事情,不要总是考虑他人的想法和评价。4. 关注自身发展,努力提升自我,而不是被他人进步所分心。5. 将比较作为一种动力,而不是贬低自己的手段,学习如何将向上比较转化为积极的激励。节目还强调了向下比较和向上比较的区别,以及如何利用向上比较来激励自己,并列举了相关研究来支持这一观点。最后,主持人鼓励听众要自信、积极,不要被他人的成就所影响,要记住每个人都会有不安全感和自我怀疑,这很正常。

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Social comparison is the thief of joy - it will make us question everything that we have, doubt our own abilities, steal our sense of gratitude and peace. It also sometimes feels impossible to escape, especially in our 20s when we look to others for confirmation that we are doing something right. In today's episode we break down the 5 rules you need to stop comparing yourself to others and embrace the benefits of healthy social comparison, this includes: 

  • Don't unfollow, don't suppress, recognise and expand
  • Keep your judgements realistic 
  • Do things for YOU first
  • Water your own grass 
  • Comparison as a motivator

 

Listen now to learn how you can control your urge to compare yourself to others! 

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