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1. www.psychologytoday.com › why-winning-feels-goodWhy Winning Feels Good | Psychology Today Canada

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   Natural selection built a brain that rewards you with a good feeling when you come out on top. Serotonin is that good feeling.

2. www.innerdrive.co.uk › blog › why-do-we-like-winningWhy do we like winning? And 6 things to do when we lose

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   Why we like to win, according to psychology. The reason why winning feels so good is because it is actually largely chemical. There is a hormone in our brain called dopamine, which is linked to pleasure.

3. www.reddit.com › r › explainlikeimfiveELI5: Vin Scully said "Losing feels worse than winning feels ...

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   Expecations. Both teams go into a game expecting to win. They've spent lots of time preparing how to win and developing a strategy for how they will win. Losing is a much larger deviation from expectation than winning is.

4. jeanettebrown.net › 10-signs-youre-winning-at-life10 signs you’re winning at life, according to psychology

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Knowing who you are and what you stand for is a powerful indicator that you’re winning at life. Understanding your core values means you’ve taken the time to reflect on what truly matters to you, and you’ve made a commitment to align your actions accordingly.

5. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogThe Biological Basis for the ‘Thrill of ... - Psychology Today

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   Jan 25, 2013 · Why does victory feel better than defeat? Part of the answer is flowing through our bloodstreams. It’s testosterone , a hormone associated with dominance and aggression in women and men.

6. www.psychologytoday.com › why-winning-feels-goodWhy Winning Feels Good - Psychology Today

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   Aug 9, 2016 · Winning doesn’t matter, we’re told, but something deep inside suggests otherwise. “Our society” creates the urge to win, we’re taught, yet monkeys have been trying to one-up each other for fifty...

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   Why does winning Feel So Good?

   • The reason why winning feels so good is because it is actually largely chemical. There is a hormone in our brain called dopamine, which is linked to pleasure. And when we win, we produce more dopamine, which triggers a good feeling in the reward area of your brain, that you want to experience again and again.

   Why do we like winning? And 6 things to do when we lose

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   Why do we prefer winning or losing?

   • It’s no surprise that we prefer winning to losing. Winning feels good. Losing feels bad. But why do we prefer to win rather than to lose? Why does victory feel better than defeat? Part of the answer is flowing through our bloodstreams. It’s testosterone, a hormone associated with dominance and aggression in women and men.

   The Biological Basis for the ‘Thrill of Victory’ - Psychology Today

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   Does winning matter?

   • Winning doesn’t matter, we’re told, but something deep inside suggests otherwise. “Our society” creates the urge to win, we’re taught, yet monkeys have been trying to one-up each other for fifty million years. Natural selection built a brain that rewards you with a good feeling when you come out on top. Serotonin is that good feeling.

   Why Winning Feels Good | Psychology Today Canada

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   Are you happy if you win?

   • You are happy. There’s not much but happy stuff that comes along with winning but winning brings with it other things that you may have not thought about. It can bring with it the pressure to continue to win (you, your coach, friends, family members), an arrogance and an assumption that if you won you should be able to continue to win.

   Psychology of Winning and Losing in Sports - Dr. Michelle Cleere

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   Why do athletes always want to win?

   • As much as your coach, your parents, or even you try to convince yourself of this, deep down, an athlete always wants to win. Everyone knows how great it can feel, even for those people who are less competitive, or didn’t set out to win. It makes you feel happy and proud – some might even call it addictive. But why is this actually the case?

   Why do we like winning? And 6 things to do when we lose

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   Are winning and losing important?

   • Many of my young clients don’t quite understand that winning and losing are both important and actually do think that they should always be winning. This is a problem for them at their young age and it only gets worse as they get older. As kids, the expectation is that they win.

   Psychology of Winning and Losing in Sports - Dr. Michelle Cleere

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8. drmichellecleere.com › blog › psychology-of-winningPsychology of Winning and Losing in Sports - Dr. Michelle Cleere

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   Jul 5, 2016 · Is winning the only reason you play your sport? Do you feel like you should always win during competition or can we agree that you will win some and you will lose some (I realize that winning is really the ultimate goal or why bother competing)? As a competitor it is important to understand that you will experience winning and losing because ...