Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Constantly comparing yourself to others is like running a race with no finish line—you’re always chasing someone else’s life ...

Say your friend posts a photo online of the gorgeous house she just bought. You want to be happy for her, but you can’t stop thinking about how you’re trying to make ends meet in your small rental.

Using others as a measuring stick to assess your own worth is widely embedded in our highly competitive culture. This process starts fairly early in childhood when students are stratified based on ...