It's impossible to compete with someone without also comparing yourself to them. Competition is comparison. It's a comparison of who is better. If it's true originality you're after, you should never compete. You should seek to create work that's so wildly abnormal, it exists beyond comparison and stands alone from the competition. It might take a lifetime to create work of this nature. However, even in the moments you fail, by attempting to create outside the confines of competition and comparison, you will create work that feels fresh, new and ambitious. Good luck.