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Personality Hacker Podcast

Why Is Mediocrity So Comfortable? | 10 Min Type Advice | S02:E03

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🗓️ 30 March 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Joel and Antonia answer a listener's question about why mediocrity is so comfortable.

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0:00.0

Welcome to 10 Minute Type Advice by Personality Hacker.

0:10.9

I'm Joel Mark Whit and I'm Antonia Dodge.

0:13.5

This show features questions from the Personality Hacker community that we answer in about

0:18.0

10 minutes.

0:19.4

We've been using personality types in our coaching for years and we'd love to answer your questions

0:25.1

about personal growth through the lens of type.

0:27.9

You can find out more about us at personalityhacker.com.

0:31.6

Okay, now let's hear today's question.

0:34.2

Hey Antonia, hi Joel.

0:37.0

Let's start with the obvious, which is I'm obsessed with your podcast and all your work.

0:41.8

It's just fascinating and this is a brilliant idea too, using speak-pipe.

0:45.4

I'll have to use it for my own stuff.

0:47.2

What I've noticed is that it can be so much more comfortable to stay in a really media

0:53.6

over state of mind or even to struggle.

0:56.1

I feel like struggle can be addictive, but it's I'm a life coach and in my experience

1:00.7

I've found that feeling good can be isolating and can make, take me to a place where I'm

1:06.1

unrelatable or it's, I don't know, there's just something that's much less comfortable

1:10.2

about staying at that high.

1:12.9

What's behind that?

1:14.3

Why is success and why is happiness at times so much less comfortable than normalcy,

1:21.1

mediocrity?

1:22.1

Many who thank you for listening to this and keep doing what you're doing, love what

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