Learning from others

Even though I always keep myself updated with what other artists are doing, I found myself learning from people surrounding me more. Its easier to compare myself with people who have the same years experience as me and the same environment as to compare myself with someone I barely know their circumstances. The reason I am saying this, is because I saw Simona's Behance and I was impressed by the way she presented her work. And since we have the same level of experience, I felt that I need to raise my standards and better present my work. This made me think of when looking for  a job, although I dislike working with other people and would prefer to work on my own a freelancer or in a small agency, I think I wont be learning much.