Interesting advice otD

Some people say that to be happier we should not compare ourselves to others. There's always someone better, richer, more good-looking, more talented. Comparing to that is a way to misery for lots of folk.

By contrast, it's often healthy to compare ourselves to our past selves. Five years ago were you better off? Smarter? Had better relationships? Had more skills?

These are, it seems, more helpful comparisons to make, given that we're by nature going to compare ourselves anyway...