Comments on: Competing Vs Creating

By: Puja Madan

Puja Madan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:11:46 +0000

Ah Tom, thank you for passing by! One thing I snipped off the post was:’(I think) whoever coined the word competition must be extremely insecure.’ It wasn’t coming out right, but I meant to say that when individuals and companies come from a space of being self-assured, the idea of competition is less and less about the ‘other’ and more and more about ‘oneself’.

So here’s to a future of deeper creativity and lesser competition

By: Tom Martin

Tom Martin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:04:44 +0000

Love this post. I compete every day… with myself.

Am I getting better, smarter and more valuable to others. If yes, then it’s a good day. If no, then I have work to do.

To bad more folks don’t approach life the same way. They feel they need to be better than someone else…they measure themselves in relation to others… shame. Because at the end of the day, you’re in a box by yourself in the ground and as long as you made the most of each day, who cares if you were better than someone else?
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By: Jesvin

Jesvin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:18:06 +0000

When a herd of zebras are attacked by a lion, the “logical” thing for each individual is to run away. However a whole herd scattering slows down the whole herd, allowing itself to be a panicky but easy feast. The young calves bear the brunt.

But herds dont scatter in real life. The strong ones keep the herd in (highly effective) formation, which ensures that more of the herd survives, than in a pure scatter response. Even if the strongest are killed, their offspring will survive.

The moral of the story: relationships in herds of any creature, including humans are of a COMPLEX nature. Its NOT competiton which underlies the “complex web” (Darwin’s term).

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13671-evolution-myths-survival-of-the-fittest-justifies-everyone-for-themselves.html