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tl:dr; settle for "selective brilliance"

• stcredzero 16y ago
  Right. It's not so much "settling for mediocrity" but more awareness of where your fulcrum is and exerting your force to utilize it to best advantage. There's another analogy in battlefield tactics. Many times, a brilliant general will create a tactical advantage which brings them victory by opening up a tremendous vulnerability in another area. Another analogy from rock climbing: sometimes you can put yourself briefly in an untenable position to gain a better position right after.