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The author of the article “Academic Assholes and the Circle of Niceness” claims that “I’d rather collaborate than compete and I don’t like confrontation”. His statement drove my memory back to my study periods in schools, when my friends and I usually reviewed what we learnt after school, explained any difficult concepts of the subjects to each other, and encouraged each other to study hard. The manager of my previous workplace always told us that there was no perfect person but a perfect team, so each of us in the team should help and support each other. The strong group cohesion and frequent exchange of ideas and information can both boost the team morale and enrich our social and professional experiences. There is a proverb that “if you have an idea and I have an idea, and we exchange ideas, we each now have two ideas”. Competition cannot be avoided, but that does mean we should make ourselves stand out by means of belittling other people’s achievements. Instead, support from family members, friends, and colleagues are important for us to make improvements.