Very few people work at their full potential. We are inherently lazy. We minimize efforts anywhere we can. The crux of the situation is that there are hundreds of places to sandbag on our performance. We learn early on in life where we can game the system or underperform when no one is watching. It may even be intentional so that we don’t allow expectations of us to get too high. It is normal to be a slacker. It’s human nature. What goes against human nature, and is, therefore, a massive competitive advantage, is the ability to maximize efforts and push ourselves to our extreme potential.
