Jack R comments on If you ever feel bad about EA social status, try this

[Jack R]

Oh, interesting, thanks for this.

I think before assuming you made a mistake you could add the question of “if someone did that thing to me, could I easily forgive them?” If the answer is yes, then maybe don’t sweat it because generally we think of ourselves way more than we think others do^[1]

I really like this advice, and I just realized I use this trick sometimes.