The Demand of Competing for the Sake of It
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An issue which is overlooked by everyone. Companies, Institutions and even Education exploit it to push you to compete in that race without letting you know why you are there. Typically it is extremely useful for them but not necessarily to help you, sometimes even distract you. You think you are free but you are just a doll thinking the freedom is in your hands. When you choose your own path, you know exactly what you will gain because the choice was yours from the very beginning. But being a student in that education system, for example, is not something you have decided to be. Therefore, your compass which is supposed to direct you to where you go malfunction. That’s why you try to find a reason to study, unfortunately you stumble upon that “Competition”.
A real life example is when you are a student, you try to compete to get higher grades, more marks makes you feel happy, successful, entertained, smarter, and human. But have you ever thought about why you are studying? Like the real reason behind it, some will say knowledge is crucial, learning is fun, which is right to some extent, but sometimes you try to study something you don’t like and won’t help you in the future, here comes the real problem. When you don’t have a goal, So you fabricate one. In my opinion, that will cost time, precious time that you can’t afford at a young age. A disclaimer, I’m not at any means against studying - The education system is far from studying or learning -. However I don’t like the way some people try to justify and do mental gymnastics for something that maybe wasting their time or even harmful in the long run.
In the end, you find yourself obligated to participate in a race you never chose. If you didn’t react, you would feel overwhelmed. This distraction can consume months, or even years before you finally realize you were on the wrong path. The realization will come late and the regret will follow. So my recommendation is whenever you face something new, take a step back and start to connect the dots. Whether you really chose this path or are you just being demanded to compete for the sake of it?