Dr. Laurie Santos

There's always going to be a second place in life.

There's always going to be a second place in life.

So finding ways to notice your objective changes, how you're doing better than you were doing before, that's a way to harness comparison to feel a little bit better about your happiness.

So finding ways to notice your objective changes, how you're doing better than you were doing before, that's a way to harness comparison to feel a little bit better about your happiness.

A big one is to try to get off social media if that's the kind of thing that makes you feel a little bit less than.

A big one is to try to get off social media if that's the kind of thing that makes you feel a little bit less than.

And for so many of my students it is, right?

And for so many of my students it is, right?

Who's getting the best internships, having the best vacations, or getting the best parties?

Who's getting the best internships, having the best vacations, or getting the best parties?

That's just the kind of stuff we see on social media.

That's just the kind of stuff we see on social media.

And I think in the workplace, it can be similar.

And I think in the workplace, it can be similar.

When was the last time you felt crappy about your own ability to take a good vacation?

When was the last time you felt crappy about your own ability to take a good vacation?

If you're me, it's the last time you saw your friend's pictures on Facebook or some gorgeous thing someone was doing on Instagram.

If you're me, it's the last time you saw your friend's pictures on Facebook or some gorgeous thing someone was doing on Instagram.

And so I think the key is not necessarily to lose all technology and social media.

And so I think the key is not necessarily to lose all technology and social media.