Joel Minden

It was so great to work on this Guide with you, Matt!

How to compare yourself with others fairly | Psyche Guides Ever worry that you don’t measure up? These CBT-based practices can make social comparison less painful and more productive

A social media platform seems like the best possible place to share one of our new Psyche Guides, by clinical psychologist Joel Minden (@joelminden.bsky.social), on what to do if you feel bad when you compare yourself to other people. 👀

How to compare yourself with others fairly | Psyche Guides Ever worry that you don’t measure up? These CBT-based practices can make social comparison less painful and more productive

My new Guide at Psyche:

Comparing yourself to others is inevitable, but if social comparisons drag you down, here’s how to make them productive.

If there’s no such thing as a judo chop, how did that term become so popular?

I think so but I’m open to suggestions

What could possibly improve a milkshake with chocolate, peanut butter, and banana?

Retirement day. 🎶 Don’t you…forget about me, Chico State 🕶️. After 24 years of teaching, I’ll miss my colleagues, enthusiastic students, and @chicostate.bsky.social!

I was excited to write the cover article for this month's Psychologie Heute (Psychology Today in Germany). If you don't read/speak German, "Dinge weniger persönlich nehmen" is "Take things less personally." The article includes many suggestions for coping that I recommend in my practice.