An erstwhile friend once made the following most important remark:
Getting ahead of a competitor in any field is like drawing a line that is longer than the one being drawn by someone else. There are two ways of going about it:
1) Sharpen your pencil and draw faster, firmer, better.
2) Pick up an eraser and start rubbing off your competitor's line.
Always choose the first option as you will grow in strength. Then you are likely to stay ahead for a longer time.
If you choose the second option, remember that "bounce backs" are inevitable. And when your competitor fights back, he/she will be wiser, stronger, and more difficult to beat.
[Then there is of course the matter of character. Those choosing the second option are basically just pimps. But this needn't be said as those with character already understand this and those without character cannot.]
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