- I think it's important to realise that everyone is boring and average. When we try to be exceptional and put pressure on ourselves to be exceptional we end up having trouble. We need to keep this in mind while evaluating ourselves and reflecting on our lives. ------ "the vast majority of life resides in the humdrum middle. The vast majority of life is unextraordinary, indeed quite average." "My recommendation: don’t be special; don’t be unique. Redefine your metrics in mundane and broad ways. Choose to measure yourself not as a rising star or an undiscovered genius. Choose to measure yourself not as some horrible victim or dismal failure. Instead, measure yourself by more mundane identities: a student, a partner, a friend, a creator. " - Mark Manson in [[Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck]]