Avoid Being Called the Best at Something

Avoid being called the best at something.

Being called the best at something means you’re competing in a low-dimensional, gamified discipline. Its artificial, simplistic nature is why it’s easy to define and, as a consequence, be the “best.”

Much of modern life is constructed around simplistic rules and well-defined outcomes. Being the best at this is degrading relative to nature.

You are far more capable at far more complex tasks than modern-defined games. You are “soft”, holistic, organic and highly adaptive.

Avoid being called the best at something.