> Nobody wants to be mediocre I do. At least in some areas of my life. Maybe the issue is in the loaded word “mediocre.” It has a very judgemental connotation,

> Nobody wants to be mediocre I do. At least in some areas of my life. Maybe the issue is in the loaded word “mediocre.” It has a very judgemental connotation, whereas “good enough” is an assessment of satisfaction with one’s level of attainment. Professionally, I’ll never be satisfied with a given level of knowledge and ability; but in other realms, mediocre (good enough) is perfectly fine. In the kitchen, I’m mediocre. And I don’t try. I can’t imagine a life where every pursuit had to be pursued with equal striving toward expert status.