Mediocre

2022 - 10 - 20

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It's OK to Be Mediocre - KQED (KQED)

You're more likely to be told how to achieve excellence, how to rise above the fray to distinguish yourself and how, if you get good enough at your hobby, you ...

Brigid Schulte, Author, "Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time." But maybe it’s best if we embrace the joy of being average in our pursuits, and just do what we like even if we are not good at it. We’ll talk about the freedom of stinking at things, and finding pleasure in the process, rather than obsessing over the product and result.

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It's OK to Be Mediocre - KQED (KQED)

You're more likely to be told how to achieve excellence, how to rise above the fray to distinguish yourself and how, if you get good enough at your hobby, you ...

But maybe it’s best if we embrace the joy of being average in our pursuits, and just do what we like even if we are not good at it. We’ll talk about the freedom of stinking at things, and finding pleasure in the process, rather than obsessing over the product and result. If you browse the self-help aisles or click on a TED Talk, you will rarely be given the advice that “it’s OK to be mediocre.” You’re more likely to be told how to achieve excellence, how to rise above the fray to distinguish yourself and how, if you get good enough at your hobby, you can make it a side hustle.

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America's Mediocre Third Parties (UConn Daily Campus)

Though it seems that third parties and their candidates have a prime opportunity to win elections given the increasing dislike of the two-party system by ...

But now, an increasing number of progressive Democrats have [rallied](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/green-new-deal-progressive-democrats_n_5be26f5be4b0769d24c6a954) behind this proposal, and the Green New Deal is now associated more with the Democrats than the Green Party. For example, the Green New Deal has been a [staple](https://www.gp.org/green_new_deal) of the Green Party for the last decade and attracted voters dissatisfied with Democrats’ climate policy. But the Libertarian Party isn’t the only struggling third party. Some of their most out-of-touch positions include having absolutely no restrictions on [ gun](https://www.lp.org/issues/gun-ownership/) ownership and opposition to all [taxes](https://www.lp.org/issues/taxes/). What makes the Libertarian Party worse is the candidates that they run. [poll](https://www.suffolk.edu/news-features/news/2022/07/28/14/09/us-voters-clamoring-for-a-third-party-option) showed that 60% of voters support an option for a third party or multiple political parties.

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