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they say it’s darkest of all before the dawn
- Sep 13, 2023
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347200916506?via=ihub
Basically: if you win a competition you are more likely to continue winning. If you lose a competition you are more likely to lose the next until you develop an anxious or submissive personality. This pattern is seen almost ubiquitously among all the animal kingdoms so it obviously applies to humans as well. The thing is that humans aren't as black and white when it comes to who is a loser and who is a winner
Basically: if you win a competition you are more likely to continue winning. If you lose a competition you are more likely to lose the next until you develop an anxious or submissive personality. This pattern is seen almost ubiquitously among all the animal kingdoms so it obviously applies to humans as well. The thing is that humans aren't as black and white when it comes to who is a loser and who is a winner