From: The New York Times
It’s Natural to Envy Your Friends
August 25, 2026
As a middle-aged woman who is content with her life choices, I am embarrassed by how often I envy things I see on Instagram: Other authors’ book deals. Vacations in the Dolomites. I’ve envied people playing mahjong, and I don’t even want to play mahjong.
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Your envy may highlight something that takes you by surprise. “Maybe you didn’t know you cared about or valued this thing, but the tug of envy sends you a message,” said W. Gerrod Parrott, a professor of psychology at Georgetown University who studies emotions.
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