Episode #193: Competitiveness!
Welcome back to the Book Friends Forever podcast! Grace and Alvina discuss how competitive they were as children and now, and what the pros and cons are for being competitive.
“How have you been?”
Alvina recently saw her relative in the high school musical version of “Little Shop of Horrors” and had a wonderful extra-long visit from Grace. They watched The Bachelor! There have been moves within her office. Alvina has saved so many things in her office such as every single catalogue since she began working. Alvina has a new assistance!
Grace left NYC and went to a maple syrup Sugar Shack! Grace has talked about book banning and social media. Dim Sum for Everyone and Starry River of the Sky were “banned” in Florida. Grace realizes she doesn’t want to use social media anymore to provoke any negative emotion.
Competitiveness
Grace and Alvina talk about being competitive with their siblings and in other areas of life such as sports and careers. Alvina played sports to not loose, not to win! The book friends talk about ambition vs. competitiveness. How do we measure success? Alvina mentions the competition in the Physical 100 show. What are the pros and cons of being competitive?
Fortune Cookie Segment
The Oscars! Grace and Alvina talk about “Everything Everywhere All at Once” winning at the Oscar.
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