The Zero-Sum Trap: Overcoming Hyper-Competition and Staying in Your Lane

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Explore how to escape the zero-sum trap and hyper-competition. Learn to stay in your personal lane and overcome the fixed-pie mindset to protect your self-esteem.

The Zero-Sum Trap: Overcoming Hyper-Competition and Staying in Your Lane

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Competition- personal development being better than yesterday maintain self astern and if she misses the net 80% I dont care that is not skill. Hyper competition zero sum game like hyper competition I have to be better than her the girl at the gym. Than me personal I want to be better than yesterday hyper pulls you to watch them and pulls your attention and emotional state she sees you happy and copy and acts like me body part competition proves Flo state nope my body my purpose my lane

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