This article challenges the fundamental premise of "success" in a competitive society. He argues that our drive to outperform others is a biological vestige—a "jungle" instinct—that we misapply to the corporate and academic worlds to soothe an inner sense of inadequacy.
Most provocatively, he suggests that many of us are "winning the wrong races," effectively sprinting toward a swimming pool when we actually need medicine.
This raises a critical question for any high-pressure environment: If you win a race you never actually cared about, what exactly have you won?
by Big_Confusion6957