Comparing Wealth / Success
Positive connections
Ambition, learning, motivation
Only if personally recognizable
Emotional connections during this preference
Scarcity, greed, resentment, superiority, inferiority, dissatisfaction
Go Deeper
Do others' achievements motivate you, or make their success feel like evidence that you have failed?
Possible buried beliefs
“I am falling behind.”
“Other people have what should be mine.”
Hard Places
Economic insecurity or repeated unfavorable comparisons if relevant.
More questions
If you could not turn to this activity, what feeling or responsibility might come into view?
Does the experience help you understand something painful, or repeatedly strengthen resentment?
Does not knowing or not being in control remain uncomfortable after the activity ends?
Does comparing yourself with someone involved in this preference change your sense of worth?