Are you a competitive person?

First!

I was raised to be competitive, but I am not, by nature, competitive. This renders me confused.

@rebbel -Lmao!
@canidmajor -Are you the best at being confused about it? :)

Yes.
No.
Maybe. :-)

@canidmajor -You win! :D

I’m not competitive at all.

@jca2 – A ringer,perhaps? :)

Yes, to some degree. In the academic world and to a lesser extent in the workplace.

Yes. But winning and/or winning at all cost is not as important as compromise.

With myself, yes.

Depends on how you define winning?

@raum -Something that would inspire you to yell, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! (inside your mind as one wouldn’t want to be a poor sport)

Well, if that’s the criteria…

I often run around shouting YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY in my head for one reason or another. :P

@raum -My neighbor hired the world’s slowest lawn service.
The lawnmower the guy uses is as loud as a freight train.
The other day, it died on him and my hub and I yelled YAAAAAAAAAAAAY! at the same time.
I could hear lawnman laughing. (made me happy as I thought I had gone deaf)

Yes, and I will do almost anything legal to win-it works for me.

@KNOWITALL -Lol!

Ha, extremely!
Think it started when as a young sperm I won the race to the egg & flipped the finger to my many beaten rivals.

This progressed into childhood when I scribbled on a classmates written work when he wasn’t looking so I would get the gold star sticker of teacher.

As a Dad there’s no way my kids are beating me at a damn thing, i’m the bloke who scattered every monopoly piece to the four corners of the room rather than accept defeat.

Aside from that though, i’m pretty much chilled :D

@ucme – The Monopoly tantrum might be interesting to watch.

@lucillelucillelucille Oh it’s not a tantrum, i’m in complete control throughout, at least outwardly.

@ucme -That is a good approach.

Yes. And I like it.

Knock knock.

Who dares?

I’m very competitive, and I have more than one example of how my competitiveness can potentially ruin my mental health.

I have made a point not to participate in any competitive activity that doesn’t have any benefit in the long run. This is another reason why I don’t do gambling. Got to keep my demon at bay.

I appreciate, though, that my competitiveness provides me with drive for self-improvement.

@Mimi Thats interesting you mention gambling specifically. The odds are not in pur favor and they use all kinds of tricks ie lighting, oxygen, drinks, comps. As a winner, it annoys me to give tricksters my money in a game that favors them greatly. Just my thoughts. :)