To play devil's advocate: I consciously know this, and absolutely do my best to remembering that my perception is warped. But the better part of my effort goes

To play devil's advocate: I consciously know this, and absolutely do my best to remembering that my perception is warped. But the better part of my effort goes towards keeping that self-pessimism in check, simply because I naturally compare myself. I've found it better just avoiding a lot of those perception warpers, or remembering that I live my life at my own pace and as long as I stick to what I want to do, I'm better off than most.