The Competition Obsession: A Philosophy Of Non-Competitive Living - Softcover

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Are you an "uncomfortable" winner? An ignored runner-up? Are you impatient with the countless "games" we seem destined to play out in our everyday lives? Are you tired of scorekeeping, and do you secretly wish things could be different? They can. Here at last is a lively primer for those of you who wonder why the urge to compete never seems to make everyone happy. , Steven Homel reveals one of the best-kept secrets of the human race, and source of much that contributes to a sense of private unhappiness.Living in an arena may have been rewarding for the gladiators but it is of doubtful value to many of us who are confronted with the daily stresses s of living in a high-tech society.. Does success in life really require the use of this fundamental natural equipment, resulting so often in a competition obsession? Or, is the competitive instinct - like the primitive and useless appendix snuggled beneath our abdomens - just so much extra baggage?

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