New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Racing People at the Gym

Ask HN: Racing People at the Gym
2 by Dorcy64 | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Ever since I started watching Motivational GYM YouTube Shorts, I started seeing myself turn everything into a competition. I tried to swim laps over the person swimming next to me at the gym. By the end, I had foot cramps and realized I might have created a worse experience for them. Last week I had taken a treadmill next to someone who was using it and made sure I ran faster than them, and longer. As I try to understand how my actions affect others, how do you feel when the person next to you is moving at a faster speed or trying to one-up you? To me, competition is sometimes the only thing that motivates me. Not trying to prove anything.