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The author writes "We’re constantly comparing ourselves to the people around us, and we’re never quite satisfied until we’re just a little bit better than, or better off than, they are."

This is a guyish way of thinking, and yeah he is a guy. Most guys are competitive as are some women. Look at your hand. Is your ring finger longer than your index finger? I'll bet the author's is. For decades I believed the index finger is the second longest finger after the middle finger. Nope, for most guys and fair number of women (included all those in my family) it's their ring finger. And those guys (and gals) tend to be competitive (it's the testosterone in utero).

But not *all* of us are like that

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