Eh. It depends on the context for me. I try to only compare me to me. An easy way to do that is to compare me to a ~6 month version of me. I started a job about 6 months ago. Comparing today me to that previous me is straightforward. I knew little about React when starting this job. Now I've shipped multiple react projects.
I started doing bjj about 6 months ago. Its obvious to me that if I was wrestling against myself from 6 months ago it would be easy to beat myself.
This becomes harder as you have more experience in something, comparing your 5.6 years of exp to your 5 years is less obvious than 6 month and 0 months, but its still possible if you are tracking your achievements.
I have a "hype" doc where I write down my accomplishments every three weeks. Sometimes there are many. Sometimes there are only 1 or 2 things to note.
Do I still feel very silly and incompetent when pairing with a significantly more senior engineer? Do I still get smashed by more experienced grapplers? Sure. But I dont have to dwell on it because I know I'm making progress of my own.
I started doing bjj about 6 months ago. Its obvious to me that if I was wrestling against myself from 6 months ago it would be easy to beat myself.
This becomes harder as you have more experience in something, comparing your 5.6 years of exp to your 5 years is less obvious than 6 month and 0 months, but its still possible if you are tracking your achievements.
I have a "hype" doc where I write down my accomplishments every three weeks. Sometimes there are many. Sometimes there are only 1 or 2 things to note.
Do I still feel very silly and incompetent when pairing with a significantly more senior engineer? Do I still get smashed by more experienced grapplers? Sure. But I dont have to dwell on it because I know I'm making progress of my own.