tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post739855992008074964..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Aspiring to mediocrity Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-62250689175408601742017-12-17T15:17:33.205-06:002017-12-17T15:17:33.205-06:00This is of course another of the dicta from academ...This is of course another of the dicta from academia that makes me lose interest: the idea that the most you could hope to attain is mediocrity, trying your very best, and that at the same time you must make sure not to achieve more, since that would put you above your station. It feels mildly anorexic, actually: that constant struggle to keep yourself at one size less than what you'd fit Leslie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10020364290777579994noreply@blogger.com