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I was not the best sprinter in school, barely getting a passing grade. One time I asked the best sprinter in class to take the lane next to me and I finally got
by pengwing 5y ago
I was not the best sprinter in school, barely getting a passing grade. One time I asked the best sprinter in class to take the lane next to me and I finally got the second best grade. Couldn't walk without pain for a day.
It's okay to be behind and feel bad about it as long as it provokes action. Execution and a bias to action are everything. You can feel like sh*t, loath yourself, you can cry, you can be in pain as long as you leverage those things to get into a flow state and keep on doing.
You are not okay, but you can work on becoming acceptable.
- SyzygistSix 5y agoI don't time myself when I run because I just enjoy running.
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoI was average in a lot of things at school, well until I was mid- late teens when I finally got into a more focused school (focused as in relevant to my interests), but even then it wasn't anything super grand. But I have a knack for software development and during college managed to outdo anyone else I've went to school with. I mean in the grand scheme of things I'm still middling at best, I won't get into a FAANG because one I don't want to relocate, and two I don't have the leetcode skills or go-getter extrovert personality required, but I know I am better at what I do than the vast masses of mediocre developers that only sorta get by. Anyway, I'm 35 now, pretty comfortable all things considered. Might make a jump and go back to consultancy or go self-employed, might get lucky and grow into more of a managerial role (although full on management is not my ambition, that takes personal skills and at best I can fake / approximate those, lol).