Thank you Toaster.
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This viewpoint assumes two things. First, a viewpoint where life is a competition makes people unhappy. Secondly, people that have that viewpoint are made unhappy by having people smarter, faster, etc. than them. In my case, those are both incorrect, and I don't think I'm special enough to be the only one that thinks like that.
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I was thinking nearly the same thing when I read through the posts. I personally derive great satisfaction from knowing there are people better than me, because it keeps me in a state of challenge. If I were surrounded by idiots or yes-men, then I'd have a problem.. but not people who are "better" than me. Likewise, the competition itself DOES make me happy, not unhappy.
And we definitely arent alone.
