About motivation/fighting mediocrity, we can add Reid Hoffman's advice on the 2 years "tour of duty": https://hbr.org/2013/06/tours-of-duty-the-new-employer-employee-compact ; as employers and employees, we can think about our career in terms of 2-year tours and earn the right to go on to the next one
About motivation/fighting mediocrity, we can add Reid Hoffman's advice on the 2 years "tour of duty": https://hbr.org/2013/06/tours-of-duty-the-new-employer-employee-compact ; as employers and employees, we can think about our career in terms of 2-year tours and earn the right to go on to the next one