“Everyone has their own path, and not all paths look alike. This gets harder and harder to remember when we are all preening and performing on social media, celebrating the highlights — new jobs, promotions, the lists we were recognized on and the articles about our successes — and ignoring the lowlights. The struggle is real, and it touches everyone at some point, but we’re inclined to ignore it on the way up. It’s easier that way. But comparing myself to other people has never gotten me anywhere — I never wanted to be like other people, and that’s still true, even now.”
Jenna Wortham