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RKP5637

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20. I'm not bragging, but in school I maintained a 99.8% cumulative

Reply to Aerows (Reply #17)

Sun Dec 2, 2012, 10:59 PM

Dec 2012

average. Never, would I have done that without some friendly competition from my classmates. It drove me to a grade point average even I could not believe. I agree sooo much, there is good friendly competition and then there is bad evil competition.

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DU POLL: Does competition bring out the best in people? [View all] RKP5637 Dec 2012 OP

That depends. One of my bosses attempted to buy out our unethical competition. He's brewens Dec 2012 #1

It depends on the circumstances and the people (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #2

I voted for cooperation but noamnety Dec 2012 #3

maybe in sports limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #4

certainly, sometimes it does Skittles Dec 2012 #5

I had to take a pass because it felt to me like the implication is that competition is bad. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #6

I think you hit the nail squarely on the head. Competition can be beneficial, "within RKP5637 Dec 2012 #11

If tama Dec 2012 #27

I think that competition can help people do better Nikia Dec 2012 #7

Yes!!! Your last sentence, same here ... "The sort of competition that I embrace RKP5637 Dec 2012 #13

My competition has always been within, a measure of changing myself. Cooperation with others... freshwest Dec 2012 #8

Yes!!! I guess a name for it might be "Cooperative-Competition," which can be RKP5637 Dec 2012 #15

Definitely neither intaglio Dec 2012 #9

Interesting ... well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #16

the BEST in people Mothdust Dec 2012 #10

My marshal arts master tama Dec 2012 #28

that's Mothdust Dec 2012 #29

Competition only brings out the best in good people. annabanana Dec 2012 #12

Interesting ... it is relative to the individuals, isn't it ... I worked for a RKP5637 Dec 2012 #18

That's way too general to answer simply Recursion Dec 2012 #14

Oh, yep, I definitely agree. In the big picture they are definitely intertwined. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #19

Personally Aerows Dec 2012 #17

I'm not bragging, but in school I maintained a 99.8% cumulative RKP5637 Dec 2012 #20

Exactly Aerows Dec 2012 #21

It was a very exhilarating experience. We just seemed to click and had fun seeing who could RKP5637 Dec 2012 #22

It depends on the person jeff47 Dec 2012 #23

Good point!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #25

Competition does not imply consummation. Kablooie Dec 2012 #24

Interesting!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #26

It certainly can. Those options are not mutually exclusive, either. RedCappedBandit Dec 2012 #30

It takes cooperation to eliminate competition Great Caesars Ghost Dec 2012 #31