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People most strenuously seek to evaluate performance by comparing themselves to others, not by using absolute standards.

Leon Festinger

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Leon Festinger
Age: 69 †
Born: 1919
Born: May 8
Died: 1989
Died: February 11
Psychologist
University Teacher
Manhattan borough
New York City
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