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Old 09-24-2010, 05:49 PM   #3 (permalink)
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...beats walking...
 
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...depends upon WHOM you're "comparing" results against:

1) YOURSELF -- comparing your own progress is best because you can incrementally see what you've improved.

2) OTHERS -- comparing your progress against others (which are typically really "average" others), leaves you static...because the "average" moves VERY little, both up & down, due to the isolation resulting from being "...one of many..."

...YMMV, but I've always preferred "self" over "others"--all three of us--me, myself and I--(wink,wink)!
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