Why a millionaire feels poor in Monaco

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You put a millionaire in a small town and everybody calls him rich. Now put the exact same man in Monaco and he starts feeling average. The only thing that changed is who standing next to him. And notice that it's never the 8 billion people on earth. It's your classmates, your friends, your colleagues, your Instagram feed which explains something you've probably felt. How a race stops feeling like a race the moment you hear what your friend makes. The money didn't shrink, the room around it just changes. And you see here's where it gets dangerous because your phone hands you a new room every 30 seconds. A room where somebody is always richer, somebody is always fitter or further ahead and you're the millionaire in Monaco every single time you scroll. So the practice is honestly choosing your room on purpose because your mind will measure and that part is never optional. The only thing you get to pick is the ruler.

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