Competitiveness is considered to be a positive quality among people. How does competitiveness affect individuals? Is competitiveness a positive or negative qualities?

Either it is a sibling rivalry or a school contest, a presidential race or a sport match, in today’s world,

competition

has become ubiquitous. The urge to compete in different times of

life

seems to have been instilled into our children; to be defined as losers or winners. Despite ostensible positive impacts of, I am of the opinion that it mainly produces adverse effects, and that it often appears to be a negative pe

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personality

rait, making

life

less tolerable for the person as well as others. Albeit being human nature, competitiveness has been primarily endorsed by a community and its members, bringing about a number of problems for its creators. It is true that being involved in competitions from the early childhood, one can develop various

life

and personal skills, but the pressure most competitors undergo could be overwhelming. Constantly pushed by their parents or drawn by the fear of being left behind and la

beled a

bearing or marked with a label or tag

labelled

s “suckers”, pupils

for instance

live their entire lives in a fierce tournament with their peers.

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wever much

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There is ample evidence, suggested by a large number of studies, that

such

stiff

competition

happens to leave long-term, negative effects on children, which in extreme cases may reach the point of developing a mental or psychological disorder.

Moreover

, being a true competitor, one who is always ready to win may not prove the most humane characteristic possessed. In fact, many successful, famous people, as success is pu

blically p

in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly

publicly

erceived to be associated with competitiveness, happen to have a small circle of close friends.

This

is believed to stem from the fact that they picture themselves in a never-ending

competition

, and

therefore

treat others as their either potential rivals whose success and happiness may be a threat or negligible common audience whom they should take for granted.

Such

a decline in social trust and intimacy, a by-product of pr

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promoting

niversal

competition

,

however

, now is lurking in other social classes as well. In conclusion,

although

competitiveness may bring potential benefits and push an individual to success, it can cause more evidently negative impacts on one’s personal and social

life

.