How To Lose (And Be Better For It)

Humans are naturally competitive animals. We constantly fight over all sorts of things. The subjects of our competition may have evolved over time, but it hasn’t made our battles any less vicious. Winning and the concept of beating the competition are ingrained in our society and our media. We’re told to look at those who come up a bit short as losers, even when the truth is that we all lose sometimes. Losing, in fact, is often the best thing for us.