If you have even an ounce of ambition in your profession, there are gonna be times other people are getting what you want: promotions, accolades, press.
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"ATTENTION ARTISTS: Sometimes your friends will have successes, and you'll be jealous, even if you don't want to be," says author and Dinosaur Comics creator Ryan North in an inspirational Twitter thread.
We're told our whole lives that envying others is bad, but studying and learning from your envy might actually help you figure out what you want to do with your life.
Jealousy and envy can be nasty feelings, but manage them the right way, and you can actually use these feelings to your advantage, or even to further your career. Next time you feel envious of someone, move past it and learn something in the process by asking that person for advice.
It's normal to be a little jealous of someone else every once in a while. The big question is what you do with that feeling. If you're jealous of someone, but know that you could achieve the same thing if you tried, practising "benign envy" could help.
