The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised. ↗
I'm really interested in fashion but at the same time I find it quite competitive. Second-hand stuff leaves you more open to whatever your own personal style is rather than feeling dictated to by shops. ↗
But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their polling places and the poll workers they had. ↗