If you’re going to base your feeling of self-worth on feeling superior to others, you’ll be frustrated for most of your life. It’s tempting to compare your accomplishments to those of others—we all do it from time to time as a way to motivate ourselves—but this kind of comparison is dangerous. Someone will always have more money or possessions than you do or be better at doing something than you are. Comparing creates a cycle of futility. The less you compare your life and accomplishments to those of others, the happier you’ll be.