Its normal to be a little jealous of someone else every once in a while.
The big question is what you do with that feeling.
Note, were not talking about belittling major accomplishments (I could be President!
Its not that hard.
Im never going to be LeBron James.
Im not even going to try.
But research shows benign envy can give us the kick in the pants we need to get motivated.
If it is, it might be a great motivator.
And knowing you’re able to get what they have kills the bad feelings.
Maybe other times youll decide its not worth replacing what you already have.
You only have so many hours in the day, after all.
However, envy isnt always a bad motivator.
It all depends on how you handle the feeling.
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