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What is a time you embraced mediocrity and won the day?

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      Every day I don't give 110 percent in exchange for... the same amount of paycheck.

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        I often find that being under-prepared leads to creativity.

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          I often find that being under-prepared leads to creativity.

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          People think I got this good at improvising by having a plan?!?

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            This is pretty much my adult life.

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              Every day I don't give 110 percent in exchange for... the same amount of paycheck.

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              On the contrary, i find if i put in 90% of the work, i still get paid 100% of the paycheck.

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                On the contrary, i find if i put in 90% of the work, i still get paid 100% of the paycheck.

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                Have you tried putting in only 10% of the work? You might be surprised at the results.

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                  I often find that being under-prepared leads to creativity.

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                  Same. I have the kind of work where technical improvisation and ability to put out proverbial fires (no real ones... yet) are key aspects, and while planning is a useful tool, it can only get me so far. There have been times where I deliberately skip a lot of the planning and purposefully go in blind to make sure I keep my edge. I only do this when I know there are resources and infrastructure to allow for alternatives, though.

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                    Have you tried putting in only 10% of the work? You might be surprised at the results.

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                    I always give 100% at work:

                    • 10% on Mondays
                    • 20% on Tuesdays
                    • 30% on Wednesdays
                    • 30% on Thursdays
                    • 10% on Fridays
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                      At some point I stopped judging myself compared to some hypothetical ideal and instead compared myself to real world outcomes achieved by regular people. Life has been a lot easier ever since.

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                        One time I got an A- on a book report only having read the back of the book. Still don't know how I pulled it off.

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                          One time I got an A- on a book report only having read the back of the book. Still don't know how I pulled it off.

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                          Only one time? Once I learned this power, I never did anything else.

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