tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794557113999566160.post9169691463784944414..comments2023-07-18T04:34:56.224-04:00Comments on Premonitions of an Afterthought: Things I Don’t Get Part One- Competition Sunshine Dreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772576173095036204noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794557113999566160.post-42514558945184720402012-11-14T14:55:32.450-05:002012-11-14T14:55:32.450-05:00wow! that timing davening bit is amazing! I don...wow! that timing davening bit is amazing! I don't time anything! (maybe my non-competitive nature is responsible for my lateness as well!)Sunshine Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772576173095036204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794557113999566160.post-36109142405958509152012-11-02T00:36:24.753-04:002012-11-02T00:36:24.753-04:00I'm pretty competitive but I realize that it&#...I'm pretty competitive but I realize that it's not so fun being on the receiving end of someone who's even more competitive than you are.<br /><br />Also, I hear what you're saying about competitive people being assertive and that helping them for long-term survival, but don't forget competitive people are also more proud, so they often will not speak up even if it might mean gaining something (because there's also a risk of rejection, and that makes them feel vulnerable). So that's really a weakness. I can see an advantage for the more easy-going over there. There's place for all of us in this world :)<br /><br />@Nechama: Wow, about your tehillim timing, totally relate! I mentally clock my davening sometimes (usually because I'm in a rush though, not just to be breakneck), ugh it needs to stop. And lately I've also slowed down life's pace a little...cortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06500543390043802580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794557113999566160.post-21672447930369573062012-10-28T07:14:12.005-04:002012-10-28T07:14:12.005-04:00I so did the same Machanayim thing. Balls? Shudder...I so did the same Machanayim thing. Balls? Shudder.<br />Premonition - I love the description of your husband's competitiveness ("my hubbie is so competitive he doesn’t even REALIZE he’s being competitive.")<br />I've been accused of the toothbrush style competetion - I used to time myself saying Tehillim and still have a Tehillim with my times penciled in to the last second. <br />Still, I prefer living at a slower pace. Nowadays, anyway. Nechamahttp://focusmimi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794557113999566160.post-2801133294595016482012-10-22T09:41:27.129-04:002012-10-22T09:41:27.129-04:00I'm not competitive either so I never got it. ...I'm not competitive either so I never got it. Like when I wasn't even playing Machanayim in third grade and yet a ball came whizzing out to slam me in the belly. Or when I fumbled the ball once in gym and cost my classmates the "win" they would completely forget about in five minutes yet made me feel terrible for days.<br /><br />Nor am I confrontational! Never, ever, ever! If someone messes up something, I just won't ever go to them again. But I will say nothing. Zip. Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.com