# Adam Mastroianni - So You Wanna De-Bog Yourself (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0e291074-3499-4db2-9bf9-95886db0a438_1725x1225.jpeg) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/57291290) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Adam Mastroianni]] **Full Title**:: So You Wanna De-Bog Yourself **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [www.experimental-history.com](https://www.experimental-history.com/p/so-you-wanna-de-bog-yourself) **Host**:: [[www.experimental-history.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2026-01-03]] **Created**:: [[2026-01-07]] ## Highlights - This is the *mediocrity trap*: situations that are bad-but-not-too-bad keep you forever in their orbit because they never inspire the frustration it takes to achieve escape velocity. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ke1jbkkyecggmyjmrr3fytks)) ^973224117