My research partner and I have been collaborating for five years and we're both up for the same prestigious fellowship that would change everything for whoever gets it. We're trying to act normal but the competition is affecting how we share ideas and I don't know if our partnership can survive this.
More people experience this than they realize.
External systems are forcing you to compete when your relationship was built on collaboration.
“Where Are You with Identity crisis — when self collapses?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.