Doing your part of the group project on time isn’t heroic. It’s just rare enough to look like it.

Meeting a basic commitment is ordinary, and it looks remarkable mostly because so few people manage it. That is a strange and genuinely useful situation to be in, because you can stand out by doing exactly what was asked on the day it was asked for. The bar is low and the credit is real. Being the dependable one costs less than it appears to.

Do your part of the next group task two days early and say so clearly. Keep the standard ordinary rather than impressive. Notice who starts bringing you into things, because that is the actual return on being reliable.