There is nothing "easier" or less stressful about living a mediocre life.
It can actually be a lot harder and more stressful to live an average life just based on the number of people you're in competition with at that level.
Your goal should be to separate yourself from that group of people immediately.
Here's how you do it...
Care more.
Do more.
Be more.
Aim for more.
Quit cutting corners.
Find and fix problems.
Execute at the highest standard possible.
Do the things nobody else is willing to do.
Do these things every single day.
And when everyone else quits…
Don’t.
When you set bigger goals and start pursuing a better life for yourself...
Your life will become exponentially better because you will rise above the noise and bullshit at the level of mediocrity.
You’re making your life harder in the long run because you refuse to aim for more.
So do it.