Self-promotion is not far removed from salary negotiation, and salary negotiation ends up too confrontational for my taste. Related: Unnecessary competitivenes

Self-promotion is not far removed from salary negotiation, and salary negotiation ends up too confrontational for my taste. Related: Unnecessary competitiveness is a blight on the professional landscape. (IMHO; YMMV) My line of thinking goes: Competitiveness is for people who crave validation by their peers. In other words, winning is for losers.