Add DMNews to your Google News feed. I still remember the day I got my first social media account. I was in my teens, fresh-faced and eager to connect with friends without any notion of how it might ...

Using others as a measuring stick to assess your own worth is widely embedded in our highly competitive culture. This process starts fairly early in childhood when students are stratified based on ...

Comparing yourself to others can make you feel like you are not doing enough or not progressing fast enough. The truth is everyone’s journey is different, and the only person you should compare ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Today to get motivated I actually have a challenge for you. Recently I caught myself and my kids in a bad habit of comparing ourselves to others. For me personally it’s various ...

Comparing ourselves to others is a completely natural human instinct. I once had a classmate in college who kept pestering me to show my grades to him and when I did, he would gleefully point out the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

As human beings, one of the most common tendencies we share is the habit of comparing ourselves, our situation, our circumstances and our lives to those around us. We look to see whether we’re doing ...

I am not really into New Year’s resolutions probably because I either fail them or forget them but last year in 2025, I made a pact with myself: “Stop comparing myself to others.” That meant no longer ...

It happens almost without thinking. You see someone doing better—earning more, looking happier, achieving faster—and suddenly, your own life feels… less. Your victories feel smaller, your pace feels ...

This Motivate Your Monday segment is sponsored by Trinity Health System. Today, to get motivated, I actually have a challenge for you. Recently, I caught myself and my kids in a bad habit of comparing ...