Honestly, I start remembering all the times I spent around very very poor people and people from my country who don't have much. I frequently watch documentaries on what is going on in Syria and Iraq, and the refugee crisis. Often that's accompanied by thinking about where I was 6-8 years ago, and where I am today. I watch a lot of Vice too, and there is a clear space in my mind for the disadvantaged people in need. I only need to tap into it a slight bit to realize how much peace, security, and well being I am lucky to have. I start appreciating the smallest things: being able to wake up in freedom, to have clothes, to have food and be able to cook, to be able to speak, see, listen, walk, dream, etc. It's humbling, and it helps you practice empathy every day.

Tbh, I am a very poor person by American standards even today; but it really doesn't matter because I don't compare myself to people in Silicon Valley (even though that's where I live).