that the soul of the individual eternally hungers for the heroism of genuine Being, and that the willingness to take on that responsibility is identi… - Jordan Peterson

that the soul of the individual eternally hungers for the heroism of genuine Being,

If religion was "the opium of the masses," then communism was the methamphetamine of the masses.

But you will learn something from that, and use what you learn in the future — and the alternative to that single sharp pain is the dull ache of continued hopelessness and vague failure and the sense that time, precious time, is slipping by.

When the internal critic puts you down using such comparisons, here's how it operates:
First, it selects a single, arbitrary domain of comparison ( fame, maybe, or power).
Then it acts as if that domain is the only one that is relevant. Then it contrasts you unfavorably with someone truly stellar, within that domain.

It can take that final step even further, using the unbridgeable gap between you and its target of comparison as evidence for the fundamental injustice of life. That way your motivation to do anything at all can be most effectively undermined.