# The Unseen Self · Comparison Trap

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Scope: complete-authored-record
Source: https://innergeniusacademy.com/the-unseen-self?card=mirror-3
Provenance: Unseen Self 2.0.0-new-edition; complete authored card or territory, with contract link. Prefer academy_unseen_self for facilitation.

{
  "edition": "2.0.0-new-edition",
  "content": {
    "id": "mirror-3",
    "territory": "mirror",
    "title": "Comparison Trap",
    "notice": "When did comparison last sting? Name exactly what you saw: a post, a result, a conversation. What specific experience or opportunity did you want more of in that moment?",
    "functionPrompt": "Separate the visible fact from what you do not know about that person's circumstances. Which part of the wish is actionable in your own situation, and which part is not currently available?",
    "softenPrompt": "Choose ‘A partial view is not a fair scoreboard,’ or the neutral ‘Our circumstances differ.’ You do not have to turn envy into gratitude.",
    "actPrompt": "Choose either a two-minute step toward your own wish or a two-minute break from the comparison source. Write the cue and the step. You can leave the other person's life out of the plan.",
    "light": "Comparison can point to a wish without defining your worth.",
    "caution": "Real inequalities and losses do not disappear with a different mindset. Acknowledge constraints rather than treating every gap as a personal failure.",
    "suggestedTools": [
      "hold-it-lightly",
      "if-then"
    ]
  },
  "required_companion_reference": "https://innergeniusacademy.com/api/agent-guide/unseen-self",
  "conduct": "Read the full specification before facilitating. No diagnoses, forced disclosure, inferred motives, or automatic saving."
}

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