Competitive
By Happy
@happylearner (1569)
Indonesia
May 22, 2023 9:31pm CST
When I was a student, I was competitive. I want to have the highest score in class, I want to achieve the 1st rank, and so on.
Neither my parents ask me to do so, nor I want to be better than others. I love studying, reading, and solving the problems, so I do all of things happily, without any presure.
Now, when I'm not a student anymore, I compete with myself. I compete against the laziness and mood swings, lol.
How about you? Are you a competitive person?
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@Deepizzaguy (94471)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 May
I like to be successful in my line of work as a good news writer on this site.
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@happylearner (1569)
• Indonesia
23 May
I'll look forward to reading your writing. 
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@Deepizzaguy (94471)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 May
@happylearner Thank you for the kind words of encouragement.
@zainkhan121 (671)
• Pakistan
23 May
You're absolutely right! It seems that competition is ingrained in human nature. As you mentioned, during our school years, the focus was on achieving high grades and outperforming our peers. However, as we grow and face new challenges, the nature of competition evolves as well.
Personally, my whole life has been a competition, competing to find a better job, to look good among my friends, to compete for the best woman (no success there so far).
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@happylearner (1569)
• Indonesia
23 May
I hope you get what you want in life, and can enjoy what things you have at the present as well.
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@AmbiePam (85445)
• United States
23 May
No, I'm not at all. I got the best grades in my class, and everyone's goal was to beat me academically, but I wanted no part of it. I would have been perfectly happy if no knew I received the highest grades.
My sister on the other hand, was very competitive. She was also the smartest one in her grade, and she wanted to crush her competitors. I didn't even like to play against her in board games because nothing was fun to her. She saw it as pure business, and she wanted to annihilate you.
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@happylearner (1569)
• Indonesia
23 May
One thing I don't like about being competitive in a competitive environment is that others look at me as their enemy. I mean, we are implisitly in a competition, but we are not in a war tho. 
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@happylearner (1569)
• Indonesia
23 May
Yup, because it's not apple to apple when we compete compare our life with others.
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@happylearner (1569)
• Indonesia
23 May
Indeed. Self satisfaction is something that we need to live a happy life.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
23 May
No, I am not competitive. I do my best without worrying what anyone else is doing.
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@happylearner (1569)
• Indonesia
23 May
That's great. But sometimes, being a competitive is not only against the others, but also ourselves, which is (hopefully) gonna lead us to a better version of us.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
23 May
I think I do it even without me knowing that I am doing it.
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
23 May
I’m studious and I enjoy academics. I’m grade conscious too but I don’t compete with anyone
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@jefferson126 (3050)
• Shenzhen, China
23 May
When i am a student at young age,of course,i am competitive for higher scores.When i begin working,i am competitive for higher salary.but as i grew old,gradually i am not that competitive any more.
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@jefferson126 (3050)
• Shenzhen, China
23 May
@happylearner ,yes,that saying is right,when ppl grew old,they just wanna stay in peace,that's all.
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@happylearner (1569)
• Indonesia
23 May
I've ever heard that when someone gets older, all they want in life is peace of mind. Is that what you feel?
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@Treborika (17255)
• Mombasa, Kenya
24 May
I was Exactly behaving the same like you when I was in school. I really passed my exams but I I have known that passing exams isn't excelling in life
@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
23 May
Yes I am just like you. When I was still a student, I always competed with them, but I'm not afraid of being beaten, because I also want to teach my friends what they don't understand. Even though he wouldn't teach me when I asked. LOL
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@happylearner (1569)
• Indonesia
23 May
LOL that's also happened when I was a student until Senior High School. But when I was a college student, there's no one who has that kind of character.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
23 May
@happylearner Yes, that's. During middle school and high school, smart kids tend to be stingy when it comes to sharing, they're afraid of being beaten. LOL
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