Envy is the religion of the mediocre
I bang on about mediocrity a lot. Maybe I should interrogate that and see why that is, and what mediocrity in others mirrors for me … but not today. I found a piece by Carlos Ruiz Zafón in his book The Angel’s Game that gives an articulate description of one aspect of mediocrity. It has […]
Racing to mediocrity in South Africa
It is apparent to me that we have created a world where mediocrity is the standard most people aspire to. We just do enough to pass our performance appraisal every year, and no more. We do enough to keep our jobs, and no more. We just do enough to keep out of trouble, and no […]