There's certainly no shame in being a driver, baker or barista. And if you yearn to be the best at a particular task, all the better for those who use your services and perhaps society at large. But you're not your job. In a small amount of time you won't even be a memory. The universe doesn't care how well you brewed that coffee, nor does it care about your electric car company. Even as the people of the future and their artificial aides stand on the collective shoulders of giants past, finally encapsulating the sun with the greatest megastructure ever known to harness its vast power, the universe stares back silently, carelessly.
You are the universe looking at itself. If you want to make something, make it. Make it as good as you want to make it. But more than anything, celebrate your existence. For some, that's doing a great job - making a great thing. But society will suffer as long as the only way to validate your existence is to work and work hard.
striving for being best shouldn't be limited to profession, but also on personal levels - friend, family member, partner, parent.
sociery will benefit greatly from people who manage to get this all well, but there seems to be actually very few people who achieve this.
You are the universe looking at itself. If you want to make something, make it. Make it as good as you want to make it. But more than anything, celebrate your existence. For some, that's doing a great job - making a great thing. But society will suffer as long as the only way to validate your existence is to work and work hard.