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Why Does Your Neighbor's New Car Bother You?
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They pull into the driveway with the thing you've had your eye on. Something moves in you before you've had a chance to decide anything. Maybe envy. Maybe the thought that they must have done something shady to afford it.
That reaction tells you nothing about your neighbor. It tells you quite a lot about you.
Episode Five is about comparison, and why your body treats someone else's win as a threat. What envy and jealousy actually are, and how they differ. Why your nervous system can't tell the difference between scrolling a feed and competing for food. And the two questions…
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