{"id":18794,"date":"2016-08-23T23:58:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T20:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/?p=18794&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2016-08-23T14:59:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T11:59:08","slug":"do-not-live-constantly-by-making-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/do-not-live-constantly-by-making-comparisons\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Do not live constantly by making comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rebellion against the mandate is not to look the schnitzel in your neighbour&#8217;s plate when you serve your own. You might like or not your own schnitzel, but it shouldn&#8217;t depend on what your neighbour&#8217;s schnitzel look like. It may be sure that you do not like it, but this has nothing to do with the other&#8217;s schnitzel. You may cease to like yours by just realizing that the schnitzel of your neighbour is more crispy, more tender or larger.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not really want to live in a world full of expectations, do not live constantly by making comparisons.<br \/>\nDo not assess what you have based on what the others have.<br \/>\nDo not act like crazy to succeed to the extent achieved by the others.<br \/>\nDo not compare yourself with others; this way your happiness will not depend on how the others are.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em><strong>The Road of Happiness<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Jorge Bucay<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>(the translation is based on the text as presented in Greek)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebellion against the mandate is not to look the schnitzel in your neighbour&#8217;s plate when you serve your own. You might like or not your own schnitzel, but it shouldn&#8217;t depend on what your neighbour&#8217;s schnitzel look like. It may be sure that you do&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1","rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1",900,609,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg",900,609,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg",900,609,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?fit=300%2C203&ssl=1",300,203,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1",900,609,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1",900,609,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1",900,609,true],"portfolio-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=570%2C570&ssl=1",570,570,true],"portfolio-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=600%2C609&ssl=1",600,609,true],"portfolio-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1",800,600,true],"menu-featured-post":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=345%2C198&ssl=1",345,198,true],"qode-carousel_slider":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=400%2C260&ssl=1",400,260,true],"portfolio_slider":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=500%2C380&ssl=1",500,380,true],"portfolio_masonry_regular":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1",500,500,true],"portfolio_masonry_wide":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=900%2C500&ssl=1",900,500,true],"portfolio_masonry_tall":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=500%2C609&ssl=1",500,609,true],"portfolio_masonry_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=900%2C609&ssl=1",900,609,true],"portfolio_masonry_with_space":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?fit=700%2C474&ssl=1",700,474,true],"latest_post_boxes":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=539%2C303&ssl=1",539,303,true],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?fit=600%2C406&ssl=1",600,406,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/post-331.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1",100,100,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/category\/philosophy-en\/?lang=en\" rel=\"category tag\">Philosophy<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Rebellion against the mandate is not to look the schnitzel in your neighbour&#8217;s plate when you serve your own. 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