There’s a downside to self-development some of us are prone to: It can be very easy to start developing contempt for the people you’re passing in those areas you are focusing on.
People who don’t go to the gym start to look like slobs. We can start to judge people who watch TV instead of doing creative work, or look down on people who spend more money than they make.
You Have Only Begun
You may notice this contempt just as you are beginning to improve. If so, you have already forgotten that hardly a moment ago you were in the shoes of the people you find contemptible now.
