What's "better" is in the eye of the beholder, and will be different for different people based on both their tastes and circumstances.

Be careful in calibrating your expectations based on what you see here (and anywhere on the intertoobs, of course). You will see many people here and on blogs who brag about constantly flying first class to exotic destinations, staying in 5 star hotels, etc. To the extent those things are true, they are generally not easily available to someone "just starting out".

For example, some people are focused on flying in premium cabins to exotic international destinations. Nothing wrong with that (!) but also not very practical for everyone - especially for someone in your situation. Great for someone who applys for dozens of credit cards every year (and who has a credit score, income, and the knowledge of how to play the game and when to stop playing) and who can get away with it. But probably not for you.

My advice is to just read up and learn what you can, take it slow, and you will eventually figure out what's best for you. Be careful - if you're not, you can hurt yourself with this stuff.