"Comparison is the thief of joy" they say.
It's also the thief of progress.
Because if you watch those ahead of you, demoralization will set in.
Overwhelm.
All-or-nothing thinking.
Maybe even shame.
We—especially us Type A guys—watch the scoreboard incessantly.
But what if we ignored it?
Basketball players in high school don't see NBA stars as a threat. Because NBA teams play other NBA teams. That's the scoreboard.
But when we're in business...
or art
or dating,
...we compare against everyone.
Every player in the universe.
And our brain signals threat.
We need a mantra that reminds us to ignore the tangible score, today's score—so we can keep building:
Snoreboard
As the kids say, they'll be sleepin' on you.
Cause you're building.
Playing your own game.