Acharya Prashant addresses the fear of mediocrity by stating that one's responsibility is to be better than oneself, not to calibrate oneself against others. He advises that one must ask, "How better am I compared to what I was yesterday?" as each person is on their own individual journey. It is neither wise nor possible to compare oneself against others. The battle to be fought is not so much against others, but primarily against oneself. All wisdom and bravery, he explains, are about being one's own best self. The focus should be on where one started and how far one has come, essentially playing against oneself. To illustrate this, Acharya Prashant gives an example from his time at IIT. He explains that the worth of a student is not determined by their rank alone, but by the background they come from and the odds they fight against. A student from an underprivileged, small-town background who secures admission is a far worthier candidate than someone from an affluent family with all facilities. What truly matters is what one is fighting against. The worth of a person is determined by the background they came from and the odds they fought against. He concludes by emphasizing the importance of being on an endless journey of improvement, where no quantum of improvement is sufficient. Crucially, this improvement must be in the right direction. One must choose the right goal and constantly improve towards it. The responsibility lies not in matching someone with a higher score, but in improving one's own score. For instance, improving from 68% to 72% is more respectable than stagnating at 82%. One should not take the world's declaration of mediocrity to heart, but know where their own performance is coming from.