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I have been studying the Dalai Lama's "Art of Happiness" for quite some time. According to him it is human nature to compare but that tendency can be shaped with practice. Instead of comparing yourself to richer, smarter, better looking people than yourself and feeling lousy about it, why not compare yourself to people who are less fortunate than yourself. You will feel better if you do, especially if you maintain a compassionate attitude to those people. In fact it doesn't hurt to maintain a compassionate attitude towards everybody. After all everybody suffers.