Three Things That Too Many People Settle for in Life

Ida Tantakoun
3 min readApr 15, 2021

People shouldn’t be choosing between the best of two mediocre options.

I grew up on military bases, immersed in the Navy SEAL community. My father served as one for more than 30 years. Outsiders often assume these soldiers walk around, looking like cauliflower-eared MMA fighters, carved from limestone like ancient athletes. In reality, you wouldn’t recognize most SEALs from the casual gymgoer.

The recruiting process selects for a number of things but above all, those who won’t quit. If a person is of reasonably sound mind and body, and willing to endure, trainers will mold them into a top .001% warrior. Regular grown men, and perhaps someday, women, find themselves living the dream, working among super-soldiers, unleashing their talent in ways they’d never imagined possible.

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My friend manages a call center for a large corporate technology company. Every conversation is another list of complaints. He had to pretend he wasn’t going to fire half of his employees in two months when he knew he’d be forced to. There are random budget cuts and impossible timelines. The company lurches in one direction after another. There are constant shouting sessions. Everyone is measured by a single stat, that pulses and updates constantly, that feels like a glowing target on their back.

When I asked why he doesn’t just quit, he said, “I’m making really good money and don’t think I can get it elsewhere.” It’s a familiar justification for renting a room in the 9th circle of hell. Modern jobs often feel like one of those crazy hypothetical questions, “How much money would it take for you to get shot in the leg.”

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