https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be Tue, 26 Dec 2017 04:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9152 Sun, 24 Jul 2016 22:24:05 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9152 That idea of not confusing someone's end product with your process is a hard one to grasp. It's a giant truthbomb that I struggle with. Thank you once again for speaking straight to my soul. I swear we are on parallel tracks.

]]> https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9151 Sun, 24 Jul 2016 22:23:56 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9151 That idea of not confusing someone's end product with your process is a hard one to grasp. It's a giant truthbomb that I struggle with. Thank you once again for speaking straight to my soul. I swear we are on parallel tracks.

]]> https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9146 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:20:52 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9146 Thanks for putting this out there. I do the same thing with my writing. Right now I am reading Gillian Flynn and admiring how she is able to set up a scene with a few words where I ramble. I am admiring and learning from her although I have to squeeze down the feelings of jealousy that would rise up in me if I let myself compare.
Happy writing to you.

]]> https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9139 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 10:10:39 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9139 I love this post! I've always felt insufficient when comparing my work to others, but for the first time (at least in a while) I find myself saying "why not me?" and looking for reasons to give myself a shot, rather than cutting myself off before I even start.

]]> https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9138 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:15:26 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9138 you go girl. good for you for turning the tables and making it work for you.

]]> https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9133 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 03:19:05 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9133 I loved this! We all fall prey to comparing ourselves to others, but it never serves us well . . . we are neither better or worse, just different!

]]> https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9132 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 17:03:55 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9132 Girl, PREACH. I love this perspective. There's definitely a place for it and it can be a huge motivator if viewed in the right way!

]]> https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9129 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 23:05:04 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9129 This is why they say that comparison is the thief of joy!!

]]> https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9128 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 19:21:47 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2016/07/12/how-comparison-and-envy-forced-me-to-be/#comment-9128 Comparison is definitely an ugly thing and I find myself falling into the same trap, but it can definitely make you better when you understand what is happening.

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