How to correctly interpret competition? | Peiyang Wang | TEDxNACIS Shanghai Youth
This talk reframes competition through a cross-cultural lens, contrasting egalitarian Swiss schooling with China's high-pressure academics. Revealing how unhealthy comparison ("neijuan") undermines mental health, the speaker proposes four keys to constructive competition: self-benchmarking, strength-focused growth, continuous learning, and community contribution. A timely rethink of achievement culture for students and educators alike. Hi everyone, I’m Peiyang, grade 10 student at NACIS. You can find me in the library, quietly immersed in a novel. The basketball court is where I can learn new skills and express my passion for sports. In front of a piano playing my sorrows or my love is what you can hear. In the depths of woods and mountains, a boy sits on the zenith of a mountain, secreting his nostalgia for subsequent memories. However, if you really pay attention, you might even find me in the school cafeteria, enjoying the provisional satisfactions of a food critic. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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