Some people think that competition at work, at school and in daily life is a good thing. Others believe that we should try to cooperate more, rather than competing against each other. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

While

competition in different aspects of life is considered a good thing by several

people

, others think that

this

is selfish behaviour and

instead

individuals should cooperate.

Both

approaches have their own good and bad sides and

this

essay will cover

both

of these viewpoints and my personal perspective. First of all, trying to compete with others demands more development. If a person tries to catch up with the others who are more successful,

this

leads to a condition where participants work hard and push their limits which is a good thing.

Additionally

, working alone and not cooperating builds resilience in the

members

for challenging tasks. There are some studies where some

people

are first given a task as a

team

and

then

individually. The results show that the

members

feel more responsibility and take the task seriously when they are alone. When it comes to collaborating, it provides more labour which leads to more tasks done in less time.

For instance

, if a person does a task in a week, it can be done within a day with the help of seven

people

.

Furthermore

, when working with a

team

,

members

can learn new things from each other, as all

members

of the

team

have different backgrounds and knowledge. In conclusion,

while

working on a

team

may improve skills

such

as responsibility and resilience on hard tasks, it may

also

limit the size of the job that has been done and prevent

people

from learning new things.

Thus

,

both

options have their good and bad sides and I recommend trying

both

options on a regular basis to take advantage of each method.