Confronting Mediocracy

Confrontations: Session One

Carina Yu
1 min readJul 14, 2020

I am mediocre.

And it’s not a statement of self-hatred, nor one to fish for validation.

It is an essential reflection, against wits’ normal distribution.

To bring clarity to your character, and shed light on the uncharted.

First question to ask is: Do you love where you are?

Are you sick of chasing the current? Are you missing the turbulence?

If you yearn for the poise of the lake, the bliss of inner-peace,

play there, create there, stay there.

Make your choice. And don’t look back.

I am mediocre.

A stoic thinker.

A believer. A lover.

If you find discomfort comforting, still water suffocating,

go explore, hustle, struggle.

Know that, the odds are against you, they don’t want you to win.

Fall in love with the process, sail upwind.

I am mediocre.

An underachieving dreamer.

A chance taker. A sailor.

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