The Emotion to Watch Out for on Your Path to Self-Improvement

The Emotion to Watch Out for on Your Path to Self-Improvement
That cozy feeling of superiority doesn't last long once you see there's a grain of hypocrisy in it. Cookie Studio/Shutterstock
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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 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.
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