Ideas

The Joy of Mediocrity

Ideas ›

54:08 | Mar 12th, 2020

8 recommendations

Sick of aiming for excellence and feeling miserable when you fall short? You’re not alone. Explore the upsides of imperfection, lowered expectations, and outright failure with philosopher Daniel Milo,...Show More


AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.

Recommendations

shann recommended:Mar 3rd, 2022

Love this so much. I've never been a competitive person so although I'm ambitious, I don't try to be the best. This episode is very validating for me!

I thought this episode was:

🤔 Thought-provoking
  • ❤️
  • 😂
  • 🤔
  • 🤯
  • 👏
Reply

mo recommended:Sep 4th, 2021

I thought this episode was:

🤓 Insightful
  • ❤️
  • 😂
  • 🤔
  • 🤯
  • 👏
Reply

cpr recommended:Jul 21st, 2020

Very counterintuitive – worth a listen!

  • ❤️
  • 😂
  • 🤔
  • 🤯
  • 👏
Reply

mmJul 22nd, 2020

@carl-philipperousse Thanks for the recommendation. Loved it so much!

  • ❤️
  • 😂
  • 🤔
  • 🤯
  • 👏
Reply

mm recommended:Jul 22nd, 2020

Truly a gem of an episode: What does it mean to be "good enough"? Why is Darwin's "natural selection" not "selection", but "survival of the good enough"? Why are giraffes built so poorly but survived for this long? Why are "good enough" parents better for kids than the "best" parents? So many nu...Show More

I thought this episode was:

🤔 Thought-provoking
  • ❤️
  • 😂
  • 🤔
  • 🤯
  • 👏
Reply

ikotler recommended:Aug 3rd, 2020

I thought this episode was:

🤔 Thought-provoking
  • ❤️
  • 😂
  • 🤔
  • 🤯
  • 👏
Reply

iso_squared recommended:Aug 6th, 2020

I thought this episode was:

💬 A great conversation
🤓 Insightful
🤔 Thought-provoking
  • ❤️
  • 😂
  • 🤔
  • 🤯
  • 👏
Reply

jennx recommended:Jul 27th, 2020

Being mediocre is great sometimes

I thought this episode was:

🤔 Thought-provoking
  • ❤️
  • 😂
  • 🤔
  • 🤯
  • 👏
Reply

aliceko recommended:Dec 29th, 2020

Fantastic podcast heading 2021 and why humanity needs to learn how to fail, lower their expectations and settle for less. People are brainwashed into excellence... and what results is the terrifying anxiety, depression, etc. Excited to check out https://www.theschooloflife.com!

I thought this episode was:

💬 A great conversation
  • ❤️
  • 😂
  • 🤔
  • 🤯
  • 👏
Reply

🎉 Join the #1 community of podcast lovers and never miss a great podcast.

Sign up