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_refugee_ · 3984 days ago · link · · parent · post: Lil's Book of Questions: What Do You Remember from Your Schooldays? Part II
This ties in with an interesting conversation I have been having with kb, I think. In here, scroll down. There is nothing wrong with being effortlessly mediocre for the world. I think it behooves one to maximize the effort put into passions and useful skills, however. Mediocrity in life ... oh, well, I don't think it'll get you far. Scraping by isn't the same as existing and it certainly isn't the same as capitalizing on everything in front of you.I see nothing wrong with being effortlessly mediocre; often the world doesn't deserve effort.