Competition

Author: Alexandra

Questions for discussion:

~Why do people compete?

~Do you like to compete? What are the areas of life where you are ready to compete with others (in family, among friends, at work, at studying, in sport, in hobbies, smth. else)?

~ What are the necessary conditions of victory (identification of objectives, careful planning, hard work, error analysis, luck, help/support from other people, inborn abilities, strong will, smth. else)?

~ What are the most frightening features of failure (injured vanity, lost resources (time, money, labor etc), missed opportunities, evil consequences, smth. else)?

~ What do you usually do if you have failed something (try to make another attempt, just give up the intention, try to succeed in some other field)?

~ How often do you ask for somebody`s help in case you have failed? How do you usually see your failure: as a lesson or a defeat?

~ What is the relation between competition and happiness? Are you able to feel happy if there is no competition in your life?