Key points

Envy harms well-being, especially when comparing others’ purpose to our own.

Purpose envy is fueled by social media, influencers, and unrealistic highlight reels.

You can’t co-opt someone else’s purpose; true purpose must align with your own values.

Focus on what you want and are willing to work for; envy fades when you're embracing your path.

Envy arises when we compare ourselves to someone else and conclude they’re better off. We’ve all been there. And while envy is a universal emotion , it’s also a corrosive one. In a large longitudinal study of more than 18,000 adults, researchers found that higher levels of envy predicted poorer well-being years later. Put simply: The more envious we are, the worse we tend to feel over time.

Most of us would love to sidestep that

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