It's pointless to compare yourself to others. Although I do it all the time.

But it helped a lot to compare myself at least to people whose paths are different just because they "do things and have things". Yeah, I wish i was more further in my career.... but I cannot compare myself to my manager friends. I wouldn't have guts and pose for that anyways.

(and then it feels awkward to talk to friends who are unemployed... or in bad places geopolitically... because they probs think I am one lucky beyotch)