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I was looking at what everybody else was doing instead of worrying about myself.
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The speaker says they were focused on observing and comparing themselves with other people instead of paying attention to their own needs, choices, or progress. The quote presents this as a misplaced focus: watching “what everybody else was doing” takes attention away from “worrying about myself.”
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