[Sam988]

Kyle seems like a very competitive child, or am i mistaken?

Interestingly, as you said, Kyle won more games than you and Emily. I don't want to get into whether he just got lucky or if the fact that he takes it more seriously and is more competitive made him win more, but being competitive and taking things seriously also has its advantages.

I think that there needs to be a balance between competitiveness/uptightness and "laid-backness", for lack of a better word.

If i had to choose between the two extremes, i would certainly go with being completely and ruthlessly competitive. I think it's a much more precious and useful quality (and i stress the word quality) to have than to not take things very seriously. Being competitive makes you more responsible to yourself, makes you not allow yourself to become lazy and not follow through and accomplish the goals you've set.

So what if a competitive person has a major setback in his life? He gets really pissed at himself (because he takes full responsibility for his life and success, something VERY important to do) and goes on with more energy and power than ever to attain that which was taken away from him or to attain that which he failed to get before. He knows no lamenting and mourning. "Failure" only makes him stronger and gives him more energy to try again.





I'm aware that there are other ways to view and to live life, but i think that this is the way that is going to take someone the farthest in life.