By Sara Protasi — 2018
Envy is the dark side of love, but love is the luminous side of envy. Is there a way to harness envy wisely, for growth?
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Vacation photos, engagement announcements, wedding shoots—it can be enough to make you seriously envious.
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Social sports leagues, generally cater to people like Jacquelyn Keenan, who sign up on their own or with a small group of friends. Most of the leagues are gender-neutral. “You get to meet so many people,” she said. “It’s not super-competitive, and kickball is a very accessible sport.”
Envy turns life into an endless competition that nobody wins.
We’re usually envious of things to do with status or possessions, though, as we’ll discover, what we envy changes significantly with our age, gender, and social status.