# Healthy Self-Competition Leaves Room for Cooperation by Bryant McGill > “Competing with oneself drives quality. Focusing on making something beautiful and new keeps attention on craft. Healthy self-competition leaves room for cooperation with others.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Money, Self-Worth, and Decentralized Opportunity, Part 2 - Livestream (Nov 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Money, Self-Worth, and Decentralized Opportunity, Part 2 - Livestream|Money, Self-Worth, and Decentralized Opportunity, Part 2 - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2016-11-18). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power|Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Money, Self-Worth, and Decentralized Opportunity, Part 2 - Livestream|Money, Self-Worth, and Decentralized Opportunity, Part 2 - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Self-Competition|Self-Competition]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Competing with oneself drives quality. Focusing on making something beautiful and new keeps attention on craft. Healthy self-competition leaves room for cooperation with others.” — Bryant McGill, Money, Self-Worth, and Decentralized Opportunity, Part 2 - Livestream (Nov 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-healthy-self-competition-cooperation ```