Isn't that what people usually do?
Normal refers to a state of optimizing oneself to not deviate from the surrounding environment or the actions of the majority, which are taken as the standard (the correct answer).
That attempt to be normal is an act of voluntarily placing yourself in the middle of the volume zone. If you keep making the same choices as the majority, no matter how hard you try, you will never enter the top tier.
Around 1850, during the Gold Rush in America, many people flocked to "gold mining," dreaming of striking it rich. However, the gold that could be scooped from the riverbeds was quickly exhausted, and because people gathered from all over the world, prices skyrocketed, leaving people in a state where even if they managed to dig up a little gold, it would immediately disappear into living expenses.
At that time, the ones who actually made money were not those who flocked to "gold mining," but those who sold tools like shovels and pickaxes to the people who did, as well as those who sold work clothes (denim jeans).
Results are always born from the accumulation of actions.
If you want to aim for the top 5%, you should take actions that are different from the other 95% of people.
Saying things like "everyone is studying this" or "the general public works this much," aligning your actions with the standards of those around you is like trying to reach your destination faster while riding a crowded train.
Even if you struggle inside the carriage and manage to secure a position near the door, you will ultimately only be a few minutes ahead of the "rest of the crowd." If you want to enter the top 5% bracket, you shouldn't be riding the crowded train in the first place.
In the modern market and career landscape, people who have the same actions and skills as those around them become what is known in economics as a "commodity" (a replaceable entity).
In economics, a "commodity" is a good or service whose quality and performance are standardized regardless of the producer or origin, and which is completely interchangeable with others. Its greatest characteristic is that it is treated in the market as having the same value regardless of who produces it.
When everyone imitates the same model and tries to optimize in the same way, what lies ahead is "intense pulling of each other's legs and a collapse in value (commoditization)."
Your attempt to be normal is participating in accelerating commoditization, and is an act of moving yourself toward the median.