It has been a while since the last post. Even consultants need vacation. That's the time when they usually get sick. But let's not diverge and get serious right away. Comparing lives does not sound particularly beneficial. First of all, focusing on the past is not the way to go on the path to achievement. Second, comparing 'lives' is complicated, because you have to gather a lot of information. Most of that information will be private, so probably most of the time you will not have sufficient data or any clue at all. This will lead you -most of the time- to bad assumptions. However you can -and should- compare achievements. This is what people do all the time. Take a public 10k run. Most participants will be there for the fun, a lot of participants will be quite competitive and some will even put in all they can in order to achieve a good or even top result. That does not necessarily mean, they compete against each other. Sometimes beating yourself, setting ...