Comparing yourself to others can sometimes bring joy or consolation when you discover that you excel in something. However, more often it leads to disappointment and frustration. There will always be those who have achieved more, who are richer, more attractive, or luckier than you, who are less sick and whose lives seem to be going better. Unfair? Possibly. But the world is full of injustice, regardless of whether we want it or not.
Every person is unique. It’s better to find yourself and your path in life, understand your nature, and realize your own potential. In other words, maximize what you can achieve without looking at the achievements or shortcomings of others. For some, the path to greatness or accomplishment lies through music or politics, while another may find happiness in the work of a rural teacher or running their own restaurant. Of course, everyone can compare themselves to themselves: to who they were yesterday, a year or ten years ago, or to who they see themselves in fifteen years, or to their ideal “Self”. This can turn out to be a useful exercise. At the same time, such comparisons also have certain drawbacks, because a person is constantly changing and is never exactly who they were before.
Alisher Faizullaev 