sorry for the long rant but this is a kind of important topic for me lol i hope this manages to help someone

reached the finish line faster than you, but who cares? all you should worry about is reaching the finish line at your own pace.

learn to keep going even if you feel like shit. even if you think you'll never be good, keep going. i learned this analogy from my SO, and it's to think about it like a marathon, except every participant has their own set of obstacles, some more than others. you feel bad because others have-

feels this way. we were all raised to constantly compare ourselves to others from a young age. it's understandable to feel those things. but pleas find a healthy outlet for those feelings, other artists (even the ones that are "better" than you) are not to blame for those feelings. instead-

today with other things like my programming and writing skills, but i no longer let those thoughts control me and stop me from wanting to do it, i let it become motivation to get better so I'd stop feeling so inferior. so this is a lesson for any artists (or anyone in general) who still-

imagine that. my inferiority complex was what stopped me from going to art school. i kept mentally beating myself up for not "improving fast enough" and it destroyed my love for art. because it kind of was a competition for me, I just didn't realize it. i still see some of that mindset in me-