Mediocre is a word we use in place of lazy sometimes. But what it actually means is “not very good.” But when we’re first starting out, that’s exactly what we are: Mediocre (at best!) and we know it! So we avoid starting because we’re scared that our work will be labeled as lazy or not good. But the truth is, it’s not fair to the world or to yourself to wait until you’re better to start making stuff. Be ok with where you are because it is ok.
We spend so much time rejecting mediocre, shaming mediocre, but the real problem is perfection. Waiting for the perfect time, the perfect situation, the perfect idea. It’s not coming. So just start, and figure it out as you go. Waiting around until you’re “good enough” is a cop-out. Perfectionism can kill a project faster than mediocrity ever could. Just understand that being awesome takes time and it takes work. A lot of work. It is going to take a while, as Ira Glass says, and it’s going to take you a while but you have to fight your way through by making a lot of work.
Never set up camp in mediocre. The goal is to fight your way out of there as soon as possible. It sucks there. But what sucks even more is not contributing because you don’t think it’s good enough. Our ability to make better work will come as we make more work. But being perfect never will. So let’s not wait for it. Get started, then keep making stuff.
Happy Tuesday!
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