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How envy can reveal what you really want

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Seeing your annoying high school rival buy a nice house isn't entirely bad for you. Instead of pushing you to destroy them, this specific, non-malicious flavor of jealousy acts as a powerful, uncomfortable spotlight highlighting what you actually want to achieve in your own life.

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