Current Events > Is there any point to working hard just to be mediocre?

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Saw someone post this on 4chan. I very much agree and think it prevents me from trying new things.

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Think of your pride

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Is being mediocre a bad thing that prevents u to try new things?

R1masher posted...

Think of your pride

I guess

DB_Insider posted...

Is being mediocre a bad thing that prevents u to try new things?

I give up on stuff fast. Never been great at anything, usually below average.

I value skill and competence

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Toil is stupid

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What do you mean by mediocre? Working enough to earn a decent living with no more ambition then that?

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Prismsblade posted...

What do you mean by mediocre? Working enough to earn a decent living with no more ambition then that?

Being good at something and moving its progress forward

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

Being good at something and moving its progress forward

Would be the opposite of mediocrity

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Mediocre compared to what

sLaCkEr408___RJ posted...

Mediocre compared to what

It's another way to say "not being mediocre is doing exactly what your dream is"

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

It's another way to say "not being mediocre is doing exactly what your dream is"

So your dream is to be more than mediocre, but what is the standard for mediocre

sLaCkEr408___RJ posted...

So your dream is to be more than mediocre, but what is the standard for mediocre

My standard for mediocre is basically most things/statuses

Like if I'm not top 100 computer scientists and never will be, why even bother? If I can't code crazy shit that no one else can what is the point? Someone else will just do it better if my mediocre self even bothers, if it hasnt already been done to a standard I can't surpass

I've invested 10+ years into a few things and plateaued with every single one, not being good enough to really accomplish anything

People know what success is when they see it, and historically my efforts are rarely met with success.

I dont try hard enough I guess, but it makes more sense to say the effort I do put into things is the upper limit of what I can do. It's just frustrated being so fucking limited

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I guess I mean I always just fall short of the gold standard, at best

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money.

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R1masher posted...

Think of your pride

I only think of a paycheck

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BuckVanHammer posted...

money.

Money is a reason to work, but it's not usually a reason to work hard or go above and beyond. Especially if it doesnt scale with effort anyeay

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It depends on the person, but I'd say in some cases certainly, especially if the thing in question has some fringe benefit (fun, stress relief, distraction etc.) or inherent value to you

In itself the act of trying to excel at something can also be fulfilling imo

And you also don't necessarily know what your ceiling is until you try the thing, and even then there might points of struggle that appear falsely to you as a plateau when really it's really just a normal part of the process. There are plenty of people who've only reached their peak at a thing later in life too

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