Winning

[glatt]

Yeah, it's not a simple answer. There are times for competition, and during those times, you want to win. But much of life is not a competition, and even though you can try to turn those parts into a competition, they don't have to be.

Driving in traffic is an area where many people turn something non-competitive into a competition. Some people view work as a competition. Maybe in their offices, it's structured that way, but it doesn't need to be. Businesses compete with one another, but employees usually don't need to. Sales may be an exception here. Academically, there is only competition when trying to get one of a limited number of slots in a school or program, but once you are in that program, the point is to learn, not to get better grades than someone else.

Competition is only needed when there is a limited resource and too many people want it.