The past few months I have been tutoring elementary students on the side and have noticed recurring themes with my students. Of course each student is different, but on a general level I have repeatedly seen or thought of the following things:
If someone else gets a prize or a break, we tend to complain instead of being happy for the person.
If I have something great, and someone gets something better...suddenly my thing is not as great.
It seems like many people live in a zero-sum world. If one person wins, then that means another person loses. Life is so much more rich and uncertain to even attempt to translate our world as a zero-sum game. Strive for solutions, not to create more problems.
Things are going against me...people are trying to make my life harder. Lol. Unless you did something to really piss someone off, rarely is it someone's whole intent to make your life harder. The world does not revolve around me. or you.
The ability to ascertain value is a valuable skill to have.
There are many issues that need to be fixed. Just keep in mind that you can't boil the ocean.
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