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How to handle competitive dynamics within supposedly collaborative groups

I'm in an accelerator cohort and there's this unspoken competition where everyone acts supportive but we're all secretly comparing ourselves and it's making me paranoid about sharing real problems because I don't want to seem like I'm failing while everyone else looks like they're crushing it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Everyone acts supportive while secretly competing, leaving you alone with your real problems.

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