My favorite synonym for “mediocre” is “ordinary”.
So, if you’re goal is to achieve the state of being mediocre, also known as mediocrity, you don’t have to do much other than…well…not much. Or you can fall these rules (don’t worry…you don’t have to follow ALL of them):
1. Convince yourself that the rut is the safest part of the road, even though it’s really not because all you need is one wagon to remind you why hanging out in ruts isn’t the brightest idea.
2. Hang out in the shadow of much cooler, more interesting, more generous, and infinitely happier go-getters. These people can cast long shadows, so find a dark spot shouldn’t be too hard. Just don’t get too comfy in the dark. Why? Also not a safe place to be. See the following movies as evidence: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Pitch Black, The Descent, or 30 Days of Night.
3. Find reasons to do tomorrow that which you could clearly do today. Like take a leap of faith or make lemonade.
4. Try fitting a square peg in a round hole. Talk to the peg. Tell it why fitting into the round hole is a great opportunity for growth. When it resists, talk to it some more. When it refuses to fit, find a sharp knife and whittle it down to a roundish shape. Then, stick it in the hole. Ask it how it feels now.
5. Be the square beg.
6. Let yourself be more afraid of looking stupid or not succeeding or showing the world that you are imperfect than you are of never doing the things you really want to do.
There you have it: 6 steps to achieving mediocrity. The best part is that you don’t have to aspire to achieving all 6! You only need to do 1 or 2 really well. Heck, you don’t even need to do them really well. Shooting for a half-assed implementation should do the trick.
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