Competition is like medicine. In moderate doses, it inspires you to work hard and achieve personal growth and exploration in any number of areas. I myself bene

Competition is like medicine. In moderate doses, it inspires you to work hard and achieve personal growth and exploration in any number of areas. I myself benefited immensely from friendly competition between academically gifted peers. However, take in too much of the competition medicine, and you quickly overdose and will start to suffer a wide array of negative symptoms.