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Why comparing yourself to professionals kills motivation

Every time I watch a Netflix special I feel inspired for five minutes then completely devastated about how far I have to go.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're using other people's finished products to judge your own beginning process, creating impossible standards that guarantee discouragement.

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