Simon Sinek

It was a race.

It was a race.

Or you and I both know this. You go for a run. You just pick somebody and pretend.

Or you and I both know this. You go for a run. You just pick somebody and pretend.

And then you just run ahead of them and you pick somebody else and you run ahead of them.

And then you just run ahead of them and you pick somebody else and you run ahead of them.

Correct. But kind of going back to the beginning. And by the way, communism doesn't work. We know that because people are greedy.

Correct. But kind of going back to the beginning. And by the way, communism doesn't work. We know that because people are greedy.

That is, that show is a metaphor for the way life should be, okay? It is a competition. There are winners and losers. Somebody gets booted off every week, and somebody gets star baker every single week, and they help each other.

That is, that show is a metaphor for the way life should be, okay? It is a competition. There are winners and losers. Somebody gets booted off every week, and somebody gets star baker every single week, and they help each other.

In fact, I was watching the final season, the final episode, just this week, and they're competing to be the winner of the whole competition, and somebody was struggling, and they said, will you help me? And the other guy came running over and said, absolutely. Really? They're competing to win. They're not competing to make the other person lose.

In fact, I was watching the final season, the final episode, just this week, and they're competing to be the winner of the whole competition, and somebody was struggling, and they said, will you help me? And the other guy came running over and said, absolutely. Really? They're competing to win. They're not competing to make the other person lose.

I wonder what it is about the decathlon versus other sports. I think because it's so hard. Or because there's variety.

I wonder what it is about the decathlon versus other sports. I think because it's so hard. Or because there's variety.

That makes sense to me. And that's the metaphor, bake off or decathlon.

That makes sense to me. And that's the metaphor, bake off or decathlon.

And I think that's what it is. It's okay to compete to win, but you can't compete for the other person to lose. And I think we've mistaken the two. And just look at our politics, right? There used to be a time in our politics where 80% of the negotiating happened behind closed doors and 20% of it's for the cameras. Now it's 100% for the cameras, right?

And I think that's what it is. It's okay to compete to win, but you can't compete for the other person to lose. And I think we've mistaken the two. And just look at our politics, right? There used to be a time in our politics where 80% of the negotiating happened behind closed doors and 20% of it's for the cameras. Now it's 100% for the cameras, right?

And what they would do is they would come up with an agreement that both parties could go back to their constituents and say, we got what we wanted. Now it's not enough to say we got what we wanted. They also have to say, and they got nothing. And guess who loses? Us. Everyone. Everyone. Right? And so, and again, this is infinite games, right?

And what they would do is they would come up with an agreement that both parties could go back to their constituents and say, we got what we wanted. Now it's not enough to say we got what we wanted. They also have to say, and they got nothing. And guess who loses? Us. Everyone. Everyone. Right? And so, and again, this is infinite games, right?