# Why should winning not be my main goal in competition?

In a competition with 40 people, 39 will lose. If your only goal is the gold medal, chances are you will be disappointed. Winning just means you were the best person on that day in that rule set - not that there were not better people who did not enter. You can get all the benefits of competition ev...

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