Here’s a link to a fascinating article from the Greater Good Science Center.  Written by Daniel Cordaro, it offers an opportunity to step away from what Alain de Botton calls ‘Anxiety Status’ and all the other methods of torture provided by comparison, be that comparison with other people, other times or other choices.

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_if_you_pursued_contentment_rather_than_happiness