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_refugee_  ·  3771 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Lil's Book of Questions: What Do You Remember from Your Schooldays? Part II

    I see nothing wrong with being effortlessly mediocre; often the world doesn't deserve effort.

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.