The dilemma of the local maxima

The side-effect of being a competitive person is having to feel like one is ‘the best’ or the local maxima at any given point of time. This is the very fuel that drives most competitive individuals. A few of us have developed the healthy muscle of competing with ourselves but the primal nature of competition never completely leaves us - competition is interpersonal. We find it hard to not judge ourselves in comparison with those in…