Facing My Own Mediocrity

Reflections on failed mastery and diversification

Motivation and discipline are buzzwords in a culture captured by a profusion of sensual pleasures and distractions. Our attention is driven left and right like Newton's Cradle while we remain fixed in the same position. However for those untethered to paralyzing comforts and diversions, the greatest challenge lies not with inaction, but unrealized poten…