Dr. Laurie Santos

Get a step away from your desk and dance around the room for three minutes.

Get a step away from your desk and dance around the room for three minutes.

I promise you'll go to your next meeting a lot more energized.

I promise you'll go to your next meeting a lot more energized.

But that's just using this time intentionally rather than just blowing it off and screwing around.

But that's just using this time intentionally rather than just blowing it off and screwing around.

Yeah, wasting it away.

Yeah, wasting it away.

Social comparison bias, right?

Social comparison bias, right?

I think we assume it's winning the race, but really, obviously, don't you just objectively want to be doing better in terms of your time?

I think we assume it's winning the race, but really, obviously, don't you just objectively want to be doing better in terms of your time?

I think the other thing we forget is that our social comparison isn't exactly under our control.

I think the other thing we forget is that our social comparison isn't exactly under our control.

Lots of studies show that our reference points just go ballistic.

Lots of studies show that our reference points just go ballistic.

In other words, who we're comparing ourselves to just happens automatically.

In other words, who we're comparing ourselves to just happens automatically.

So as soon as you learn of somebody who's prettier than you or has a better salary than you or a better car than you, you just pay attention to that.

So as soon as you learn of somebody who's prettier than you or has a better salary than you or a better car than you, you just pay attention to that.