Comparison is your enemy in a big project

In this episode, I talk about something that keeps coming up in
my own projects: the trap of comparing yourself to others. When I
first started learning Spanish, I’d constantly compare myself to
other learners and beat myself up over not being as good. That
kind of mindset really messed with my confidence. And now, even
after all these years of language learning, I’ve found myself
doing the same thing—but this time with running. I’ve been
training for a bunch of half marathons, and every time I open up
Strava, I see people running faster, longer, and more
consistently. It’s easy to start feeling like a failure all over
again. But what I’ve learned—both with languages and now with
running—is that comparison is a losing game. Everyone has a
different starting point, different challenges, and different
goals. You can’t compare apples to oranges.


Instead, I’ve found it way more productive to focus on my own
progress. Whether I’m improving my pace with running or reaching
the next level in a language, the goal is just to be a little
better than I was yesterday. I share how I’ve learned to let go
of perfectionism and stop chasing the impossible standard of
being the “best.” The truth is, no matter how far you go, there
will always be someone ahead of you. But that doesn’t mean you’re
not doing great. If you stay consistent, you will see
improvement—and that’s what really counts. So whatever project
you’re working on, whether it’s language learning or something
totally different, I hope this episode gives you a bit of
encouragement to focus on your own journey and feel proud of how
far you’ve come.



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