Episode 118: When Everyone Else’s Summer Looks Better Than Yours

You scroll for four minutes during a fine afternoon, and somehow your perfectly good summer starts to look like the saddest one on the block. The family photo where everyone is glowing. The friend who seems to have endless energy. The grown kids who apparently call their mother every day.There is a real reason for that, and it has nothing to do with your life actually being smaller. Something specific happens in your brain when you scroll, and once you see how it works, the whole feeling loses its sting.In this episode, you will discover:• Why your own life reliably looks smaller the second you close the app• The idea a researcher landed on in 1954 that explains the summer scroll exactly• How one of the Ten Commandments put words to this precise ache thousands of years before the first phoneScripture: Exodus 20:17 (NIV)Research note: Festinger’s social comparison theory, plus recent research on upward comparison and mood.Ready for your next step?FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download):YourNextBestStep.com Weekly encouragement + practical tips:YouTube @CoachJanetJ Instagram: @janetjjaecksIf this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.  One small step. One day at a time.