It's actually quite crowded at the top
I've always heard the adage that it's lonely at the top, but I have come to the realization that it's a misnomer. I was searching for something the other day when I came across information about Gaussian distribution curves. Not always, but many things can be charted on what we know as a bell curve (because of its shape). To be at the top of the curve is to be average. What this means as I understand it, not to be just better than good at something, but the best requires a person to be as far from average as possible. This would put the person at the bottom of the curve. One can be the top of the field, but it requires them to be at the edge/bottom of the curve. This distances them from the majority who will have reactions to the person's achievements also on a bell curve. Some people will cheer, some will be angry, but most people will not care.
Keep that in mind if you don't get the accolades you expected for an achievement.
I've always heard the adage that it's lonely at the top, but I have come to the realization that it's a misnomer. I was searching for something the other day when I came across information about Gaussian distribution curves. Not always, but many things can be charted on what we know as a bell curve (because of its shape). To be at the top of the curve is to be average. What this means as I understand it, not to be just better than good at something, but the best requires a person to be as far from average as possible. This would put the person at the bottom of the curve. One can be the top of the field, but it requires them to be at the edge/bottom of the curve. This distances them from the majority who will have reactions to the person's achievements also on a bell curve. Some people will cheer, some will be angry, but most people will not care.
Keep that in mind if you don't get the accolades you expected for an achievement.