Dull. Reading a book about a Korean girl who's spent her entire life trying to impress her parents. Being the best once and trying to maintain it is harder than never being the best and trying to get there, because you've set a standard for yourself and either you've got to go higher than it or keep at it. It's like a parent will praise a 6-year old child for doing something good, but expect it from an older, say, 12-year old child.