Comparing your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter 20 is a recipe for bitterness. Focus on your own progress and what you can actually change.
Remarks like "It must be nice to be so lucky" or excessive sarcasm when you share good news. poison envy
Envy is often described as the "green-eyed monster," but there’s a darker, more corrosive version that experts often call or malicious envy . Unlike the "benign" variety that might inspire you to work harder, poison envy doesn't want what someone else has—it wants to take it away from them . Comparing your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter