Say you're in line at the grocery store. After the cashier scans all your items and you pay, she sends them along the conveyor belt toward the bagging area. There are people behind you that are now getting their groceries scanned and sent down the other lane. As you bag your groceries you see in your peripheral the person who was behind you in line bagging their items (cuz nobody ever really looks at the person bagging across from them). Subconsciously you see the conveyor belts moving and items disappearing into bags at different rates and suddenly your brain kicks into competition mode. You start snatching things up and organizing them expertly into the plastic bags, all at a nice clip. You see in your peripheral that your competitor is lagging behind and you feel victorious as you bag the last item in your lane, set it in the cart and take off for the exit.
It's an odd sensation to experience because all the while you are doing it, you are thinking "it's not a race". But your instincts say it is, and they also say you've won, which is a bit of an incentive to have the same reaction next time. Winning feels good, after all, and if you're not good at soccer or track...at least you can taste a small, but sweet victory at the check-out counter.
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