{"id":9777,"date":"2025-07-26T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790142161970708480-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:10:25","slug":"790142161970708480-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790142161970708480-2\/","title":{"rendered":"790142161970708480"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p class=\"npf_link\" data-npf='{\"type\":\"link\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.une.edu.au\/usingpsychology\/2014\/08\/11\/why-do-we-want-to-win-all-the-time\",\"display_url\":\"https:\/\/blog.une.edu.au\/usingpsychology\/2014\/08\/11\/why-do-we-want-to-win-all-the-time\",\"title\":\"Why do we want to win all the time?\",\"description\":\"One reason we want to win at sports and games and so on is that winning has had evolutionary value for humans. The winner in combat or real-\",\"site_name\":\"Using Psychology\",\"poster\":[{\"media_key\":\"16253f4707593cca45514ae328027f36:28fbc3a79d55195f-55\",\"type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":200}]}'><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.une.edu.au\/usingpsychology\/2014\/08\/11\/why-do-we-want-to-win-all-the-time\" target=\"_blank\">Why do we want to win all the time?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b>How does evolutionary pressure toward competitiveness manifest itself in our day-to-day life? We approach challenges and competitions with a strong goal of winning. We feel happy (psychologically reinforced for our efforts) when we win. We feel angry or disappointed (psychologically punished) if we lose. The reactions of others may also reinforce our efforts to win. Cheers and high-5s make us feel good when we win. Our pals shaking their heads or looking at their feet when we lose has the opposite effect. Because our culture endorses winning, we see many models of winners reaping benefits and losers eating crow. 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