18 People Answer The Question, ‘What Is The Most Unfair Advantage A Person Can Have?’

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10. Anonymous

Having our basic needs met – food, water, shelter, love, protection, education, healthcare, family – is an unfair advantage. It’s unfair that so many people go without these things that are essential to life.

11. Peter Havas

Obvious physical attractiveness.

12. Shilpi Singh

Selfless and supportive people.

At every step, every corner in your life, you will face new challenges and opportunities. For one, it’s your wish whether you duck or you stand tall in the face of it. For most people, their attitude to almost every undertaking is largely dependent on “What would people say?”

If only we could avoid this question. But how can we avoid thinking this if the only people we had around us were busy telling us how horrible we are at this and that. It then becomes all about criticizing others and avoiding their criticism.

People who love you, who want you to flourish, who will stand by you even when you make an utter fool of yourself and motivate you in your attempts to step out of your bubble are the only ones who truly deserve to be anywhere in your mind and your life. If you have them, your search for an edge over others has come to an end. Definitely.

13. Tushar Mahule

Memory.

A great memory can go a long way in affecting a lot of aspects of our lives in a very subtle but significant way. Like:
Professional excellence: A lot of it comes from experience, which eventually boils down to remembering your mistakes and learning from them.
People skills: A good memory can help you remember tiny details of other people’s lives. Bring up those topics, inquire about them and you connect instantly!
Self belief: Being able to recall your achievements, big or small, in full HD can do wonders to one’s confidence at critical junctures.
Efficiency: Just imagine being able to keep a track of all the things that you want to do without recording them externally like on a paper.
and many more.

Eventually, having a great memory can potentially lead to a very satisfying and happy life. As Joshua Foer puts it in this beautiful talk, “Our lives are the sum of our memories”.