I once came across an article that says that the world today no longer abide by the law of "survival of the fittest". Instead it asserts that the world today has already stuck on to the "survival of the mediocre" law. Now this may sound confusing since when did the mediocre became the top of the food chain? Aren't the people who are innovative and strive to be successful be on top?
My personal interpretation of this statement is that people nowadays are content living in mediocrity. I'm not saying the people nowadays are generally lazy. I'm also not implying that the work people today are mediocre or substandard. What I think is that people today rarely push themselves to their potential best. They accept anything as long as it's good enough. They are usually content in living in a comfortable setup even if they know that they can do more. The danger here is that when people tend to accept and produce mediocrity, they would eventually come to accept it as the norm which would eventually the standard. Now you and I both know that this is bad for everybody.
Some say that we are only using 10% of our brains and 90% remain untapped. While I doubt that the figures are accurate, the message is clear: We are grossly underestimating our capacity to do great things. "Great things" here doesn't mean things that can change the world! Even everyday tasks that we face become great if we do it with a passion. So go ahead, stop complaining/whining/imploring to other people that you can't do this. Just start doing it!
My personal interpretation of this statement is that people nowadays are content living in mediocrity. I'm not saying the people nowadays are generally lazy. I'm also not implying that the work people today are mediocre or substandard. What I think is that people today rarely push themselves to their potential best. They accept anything as long as it's good enough. They are usually content in living in a comfortable setup even if they know that they can do more. The danger here is that when people tend to accept and produce mediocrity, they would eventually come to accept it as the norm which would eventually the standard. Now you and I both know that this is bad for everybody.
Some say that we are only using 10% of our brains and 90% remain untapped. While I doubt that the figures are accurate, the message is clear: We are grossly underestimating our capacity to do great things. "Great things" here doesn't mean things that can change the world! Even everyday tasks that we face become great if we do it with a passion. So go ahead, stop complaining/whining/imploring to other people that you can't do this. Just start doing it!
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