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How to Stop Comparing Your Behind-the-Scenes to Everyone's Highlight Reel

Every time I scroll through social media I feel like everyone else figured out how to be an adult and I'm still pretending I know what I'm doing with my life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're measuring your internal experience against others' curated external presentations.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.