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Measure yourself not against others, but against what you are capable of.
Seneca · Letters from a Stoic · paraphrase
What it means today

Comparison with others is a race with no finish. The only honest standard is your own capacity — are you becoming what you could become?

Try this todayDrop one comparison to another person today, and measure yourself against your own potential.
Today’s questionWhose life am I measuring mine against, instead of my own capacity?
#comparison#potential#self-worth
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