Competition Obsession: a philospohy of non-competitive living (Online Ebook Edition 1)
Book Details
Author(s)Steven H. Homel
PublisherACS Publishing Comapny
ISBN / ASINB001U0OHVW
ISBN-13978B001U0OHV1
Sales Rank2,326,445
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Are you an "uncomfortable" winner? An ignored runner-up? Are you impatient with the countless "games" we seem destined to play out in our everyday lives? Are you tired of scorekeeping, and do you secretly wish things could be different?
They can. Here at last is a lively primer for those of you who wonder why the urge to compete never seems to make everyone happy. With robust candor, Steven Homel reveals one of the best-kept secrets of the human race, and in a brisk, engaging fashion he uncovers the source of much that contributes to a sense of private unhappiness.
Living in an arena may have been rewarding for the gladiators (at least those of them who managed to be successful at their craft), but it is of doubtful value to many of us who are confronted with the daily stresses and tensions of living in a high-technology society. The gladiators had no choice but to compete. Luckily for us, we do.
Within these pages, the whys and wherefores of the competitive instinct are deftly examined by the author, and the conclusions are dramatically different from the usual advice on how to "cope" with competition. Why we need to cope with it at all is a major question asked by Mr. Homel in his book. Does success in life really require the use of this fundamental natural equipment, resulting so often in a competition obsession? Or, is the competitive instinct — like the primitive and useless appendix snuggled beneath our abdomens — just so much extra baggage?
The answers to these questions are here offered in epigrammatic clarity stoutly laced with humor. From Darwin to Little League, from business to Bristlecone pines, this treasure of a book gives all of us who have endured silent discomfiture in the face of competitive situations a brand-new comfort zone — one which will enrich and enhance our lives beyond measure.
They can. Here at last is a lively primer for those of you who wonder why the urge to compete never seems to make everyone happy. With robust candor, Steven Homel reveals one of the best-kept secrets of the human race, and in a brisk, engaging fashion he uncovers the source of much that contributes to a sense of private unhappiness.
Living in an arena may have been rewarding for the gladiators (at least those of them who managed to be successful at their craft), but it is of doubtful value to many of us who are confronted with the daily stresses and tensions of living in a high-technology society. The gladiators had no choice but to compete. Luckily for us, we do.
Within these pages, the whys and wherefores of the competitive instinct are deftly examined by the author, and the conclusions are dramatically different from the usual advice on how to "cope" with competition. Why we need to cope with it at all is a major question asked by Mr. Homel in his book. Does success in life really require the use of this fundamental natural equipment, resulting so often in a competition obsession? Or, is the competitive instinct — like the primitive and useless appendix snuggled beneath our abdomens — just so much extra baggage?
The answers to these questions are here offered in epigrammatic clarity stoutly laced with humor. From Darwin to Little League, from business to Bristlecone pines, this treasure of a book gives all of us who have endured silent discomfiture in the face of competitive situations a brand-new comfort zone — one which will enrich and enhance our lives beyond measure.
