IELTS Essay # 84 - Team activities and sole activities performed by people are giving them important skills for life. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your own opinion and relevant examples.

Essay # 84

Team activities and sole activities performed by people are giving them important skills for life. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your own opinion and relevant examples.

Working or playing in a team or alone has its own relative benefits, and some people choose to do either of the two based on their preferences. I agree that such activities imbibe life skills in people, and this essay shall elaborate on some of those particular skills.

Individual efforts give us a chance to explore every aspect of our goal and our capacities needed to achieve it. We can know about our shortcomings that might get hindered if we work in a team. As we are aware of no support or backup for us, we can become more driven towards our target and can become able to handle pressurize situations alone. This can make us self-reliant and self-sufficient in any situation. For example, a software programmer developing codes can work better if he works alone, as he will not have to deal with anyone of a different mind-set than him.

Team efforts on the other hand help us develop skills like patience, understanding different attitudes, adjustment and compromise, and leadership qualities. It is only in a team that you realize whether you’re a passive person or an active one. For example, a guitarist can easily create music out of his own imagination, but when it comes to working with other instrumentalists, can he truly know if he accepts the majority or can put forth his own ideas. Working in a team can also make you realize the mistakes people make and you can avoid making them yourself in future.

To sum up, a person should experience team as well as sole activities in life. Both of these activities cultivate specific skill sets in us that are very useful for an adult in life.

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