From OK vacations to so-so jobs, it's time to embrace being average

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A friend of mine recently started working a four-day workweek. Her job didn't implement it or anything — she just did it for herself. Her bosses don't seem to notice, she gets her work done, and while said work may not be of the most stellar quality, it's sufficient. Maybe she'll catch the ambition bug again at some point, but for now it feels good to coast.

The coasting, she admitted, also feels a little weird. The laws of...