Why Everybody Else’s Life Looks Better Than Yours

By Monique Rhodes

October 28, 2026


You're lying in bed scrolling through your phone, you see a photo of someone you went to school with, and suddenly you feel worse about your own life.

That feeling doesn't mean anything's wrong with you. You're comparing everything you know about your own life with one photo somebody chose to share, and research shows most of us guess wrong about how happy other people are.

I explain why the photos of people you knew when you were young upset you most, and the one sentence to finish the next time your stomach drops.

Think you’re doing okay? This quiz might surprise you.

Most people don’t realize what’s really influencing their happiness — until they take this.

Click here to take the Happiness Quiz and discover what’s actually going on beneath the surface.

It only takes a few minutes, but it could change the way you see your life forever.

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