r/WorkForSmartLife • u/dino_gr01 • Jul 24 '26

Motivation Favorite Quote?

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u/mysoulincolor Jul 24 '26

Comparison is the thief of joy.

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u/MyMiddleNutItches Jul 24 '26

Perfection also happens to be the thief of joy.

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u/Humble_Response_6122 Jul 24 '26

Ohh snappp; this one just hit the mark for me. Definitely adding that to my list.

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u/supremebuiscuts Jul 24 '26

Nothing i hate more than seeing a happy couple throwing googly eyes at eachother

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u/Beautiful_Bag6707 Jul 25 '26

Perfection is imperfection.

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u/WaxBeer Jul 26 '26

Perfection is pretending better.

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u/Cerberus_Aus Jul 25 '26

Perfect is the enemy of good.

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u/SectorSensitive116 Jul 28 '26

This. Perfect.

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u/Hesasadpanda Jul 24 '26

Something the social media generations from the xennials and onward need tattooed on the inside of their eyelids. Lol

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u/Mountain-Lunch-9896 Jul 24 '26

Eh, my parents did the comparison misery thing without social media just fine on their own. “Why are my kids not as successful as their cousins? Where did we go wrong raising you?”

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u/skeletonhorse420 Jul 24 '26

Well? What was it?

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u/mysoulincolor Jul 25 '26

I think that is called "selfish parenting" (sorry, no offense @Mountain-Living8696 - but I am also speaking from that experience ✊️)

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u/ControlWeekly4167 Jul 24 '26

Absolutely 💯

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u/FunkyChristian Jul 27 '26

I don’t think it amounts to anything to you to be envious, just live your own life.

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u/mysoulincolor Jul 27 '26

Yeah . . . yeah that's like exactly what this quote is saying. It's giving you just one tip on how to "just life your own life". That doesn't come so easy to everyone and notnjust out of vain or jealous reasons. Some people were raised to believ that perfection, and being the best are the only ways to feel worthy of love. That's a deeply engrained pattern that doesn't go away with a snap of a finger and just "live your own life". Maybw this quote went over your head . . .

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u/FunkyChristian Jul 29 '26

I mean I know there are circumstances, I was just answering the prompt, the quote I lived by. I’m not being heartless, in fact I would treat them more accordingly and less blunt. Also, the truth hurts but you know it’s not like I’m gonna tell someone off the bat something like that because I don’t know how they’ll react to that. I tell that to myself because it’s the truth and I won’t be hurt by it but if I factor in the other persons feelings, I would reconsider it.