I Am a Mediocre Person

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I feel mediocre.

I don’t think it’s possible for me to say anything that would set me apart from everyone else.

This is hard to achieve as there are billions of people in this world.

There are countless others that enjoy listening to music, talking early mornings, browsing around shops (including frolicking at CVS and Walgreens pharmacies), going on ferry rides and long drives and reading.

I think that all of us understand that every individual’s thoughts and feelings are their very own and these are what make us unique from the billions of others out there. Since I am not alone in my thinking of this very thing, I still feel so mediocre.

I understand why so many people don’t feel like competing with others at the workplace anymore.

There are many job candidates now thinking hard about how to market themselves in a way that makes them stand out to employers. I think it’s hard to even make oneself stand out out of a group of ten people, much less a pool of hundred or few hundred candidates, particularly when resumes show outstandingly similar work histories, or show achievements that are remarkable in their own way.

When I think of myself, I can’t help but remember that now, more than before, many university graduates spent one semester or a year abroad…