I’m glad you liked the article Tihomir. I think you raise a different problem which is certainly valid. We’re all susceptible to comparing ourselves to others. I don’t believe it’s inherently a bad thing, providing you can still be happy for friends and colleagues without feeling bitter, instead letting their successes encourage and drive you.

The danger of social media is it can feel like you’re witness to a tidal wave of success and achievements, to which I suggest you remind yourself that people (typically) will only their their accomplishments, not their failures (of which we all have plenty) and that you’re seeing the successes of dozens, perhaps even hundreds of people. It’s easy to sum them all together and set that as the example, but that’s just not realistic.

We’re also very good at moving our goal posts. Every so often, I like to try and view where I am today from the eyes of the “me” from five years ago. While I’m often dissatisfied with my current skill-level or accomplishments as we’re always reaching, the me of even just a few years ago would be impressed with where I’m at now.