Did your parents like to compare you to other high-achieving young people like my parents did, to make you do well in school?
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No. They said that they expected me to do well. And I did. They weren't unreasonable and could have pushed me harder. Luckily for them, I'm naturally a good student.
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I was the youngest of six. All my older siblings were high achievers, though in different areas. But, they were never put up to me as "examples" that I should emulate. I was expected to do my best. That is all.
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No, they knew I was better
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No, I'm from a military family. Everyone was required to do their best, that's what was expected. I always had the feeling that I could always do a bit better, so my desire for improvement was self-imposed.
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Yes. I actually never really cared that my friends were better than me in school. I was the best in sports so it was enough.
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