competition - quotes and descriptions to inspire creative writing

Competition and individualism are close parts of the same dynamic, and they lead us back to caveman times. The success of the human animal is all built of cooperation and the formation of complex societies with individuals taking on different specialisms to benefit the group. Thus cooperation is the only path to a good future, one of abundance and technology, one of peace. While we compete, we will always be on a path to armageddon.

Emotions are a form of biochemical bank account; positivity pays in and negativity is a withdrawal. We can give to one another in an emotional ecosystem when society is healthy, cooperative and kind. In a society of competition people start to take more than they give, health of brain and body deteriorates, society becomes more violent and unstable. It all links back to the biochemical bank account and the lead indicator of too many withdrawals and lack of deposits is stress (high cortisol).