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Oct 2024
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3363: Jealousy Is a Wasted Emotion AND W...

Justin Malik
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Episode 3363:

Joshua Fields Millburn explores how jealousy is a destructive emotion, rooted in societal competition and consumer culture. He argues that we can choose not to experience jealousy, offering simple methods to eliminate it, ultimately leading to greater emotional well-being and freedom from comparison.

Read along with the original article(s) here: http://www.theminimalists.com/jealousy/ & http://www.theminimalists.com/die/

Quotes to ponder:

"Jealousy is ugly: it is never a way to express we care, it’s only a channel through which we broadcast our insecurities."

"Jealousy, no matter how jealous we get, will never help."

"Like our televisions, we can choose to turn it off."

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