The biggest reason might be being too distracted by comparisons to someone else rather than staying focused on comparing self to the original measuring stick - ecosystems. It is more productive to ask, “Am I doing the basic key fundamental foundational things in order to get the results I expect?” This does not mean doing every single thing that can be done or that others are doing. It means taking care of the major things that have the greatest impact on healthy results.
Once roots of any system encounter conditions that suits, processes are loosed and no matter how long this seems to take, rapid exponential growth always occurs as proof.Comparing & Contrasting One Life To Another