This chapter delves into the psychology of envy, discussing its definition and its relationship with other emotions like longing, inferiority, resentment, guilt, and jealousy. It explores how envy often stems from dissatisfaction with oneself and the desire to tear down others in order to protect one's ego. The chapter emphasizes the importance of understanding the origins and consequences of envy and finding happiness and contentment without constantly comparing ourselves to others.
Envy is ingrained into our human psyche, each and every one of us has, at times, compared ourselves to someone who has more, or possesses a quality or a level of success that we don't, and felt that familiar spike of pain. In today's episode we break down the psychology behind envy, and why it reflects a deeper insecurity in ourselves we are not ready to recognise. We explore:
- The prevalence of envy in our 20s
- The primal origins of envy
- Envy vs. Jealousy vs. Greed
- How envy shows up in our behaviour
- How to stop comparing ourselves to others
- How to be satisfied with what we have
If you want to become friends with that green-eyed monster, this episode is for you. Listen now!
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