CLOSED: [2017-03-06 Mon 22:51] :PROPERTIES: :ID: 2017-03-06-mediocrity :CREATED: [2017-03-06 Mon 22:37] :END: :LOGBOOK: - State "DONE" from "NEXT" [2017-03-06 Mon 22:51] :END: It is okay when you are annoyed about the mediocrity and indifference of people. This is a clear sign that you are trying to do your work better than average. #+CAPTION: Twitter screenshot. #+ATTR_HTML: :alt Humankind (hopefully) will not be extinguished by it's own bombs. The main reasons for our demise will be mediocrity and indifference. #+ATTR_HTML: :align center :width 582 [[tsfile:2014-01-20T18.32 Twitter.com - n0v0id - Humankind will not be extinguished by it's own bombs. The main reasons for our demise will be mediocrity and indifference -- screenshots publicvoit heritage.png][https://twitter.com/n0v0id/status/425319872110026752]] --------------------- Unfortunately, there is no such thing as «make it unseen» for any kind of decent specialization. For example when your eyes are trained for good [[id:tags-typography][typography]], you see really bad documents all over the place. And everybody else does not seem to care. Or when you are constantly looking for [[id:tags-pim][optimizations in your personal workflows]], watching most people interact with their computer tends to hurt a little bit here or there. I do think that I have learned to maintain a minimum level of indifference myself in order to cope with «others people style of doing things». However, it still troubles me big time when I am forced to use less elegant tools or workflows to meet my peer's level of expertise when working as a team. These lines might sound rather self-opinionated but I honestly do not want to upset anyone here. #+BEGIN_EXPORT HTML #+END_EXPORT Do you feel the same? Any other good examples? Drop me a line, submit a comment: I am very curious what you think about it ...