I was using Obsidian for some time back then. It was pretty useful to associate/graph information to each other, and convenient to write in Markdown format. The learning curve may be a bit steep for some users.

The problem was the capturing and organizing of information took a lot of effort especially when the information grew in time. If you can really make something that makes capturing and organizing information effortless then that would be awesome.

As others have said, try not to compare yourself to others. You could take inspiration from others, and shape up your own path. You will always lag behind if you follow someone else’s path. If you make your own path, then you might be able to walk side-by-side with others. An analogy would be in starting a new business where you wouldn’t want to directly compete with established businesses, so you would add your own twist or handle a niche uee case instead.

Also, there’s different kinds of success which also depends on perspective.