The Four-Minute Mile: Why It’s So Hard To Be Incredible

The bar is just too high these days

Bernie E. Robert
ILLUMINATION
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3 min readJul 20, 2022

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No adult has ever described to me the moment they came to terms with their mediocrity. Maybe that’s because it isn’t one single moment, but a composite string of experiences that teach them the truth; you are not special.

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Bernie E. Robert
ILLUMINATION

Science and technology nerd; lucid dreamer and philosopher. I have alien friends, too. @berniethewriter on Twitter.