A sample of No Idea What I’m Doing But F*ck It
no idea what I’m doing but f*ck it
ron lim
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what this book is about
I want this book to be something that people can use as motivation to take that little leap out. growing up, we all have a little vision in our mind of what life could potentially be. but as we get older, our dreams are dulled by the standards of society. you become uncertain of the vision you used to be so sure about. and over time, you start to doubt yourself more and more and you are now unsure if you should ever make that leap. you think there is hope, but you are not so sure anymore. I want this book to help others believe that the “vision” they have is realistic, and not a fantasy. it is there. but just because it’s there doesn’t mean that people are going to get it the moment they reach for it. it just means that it is there. and they can decide what they want to do with that hope. I want this book to be a reassurance for people that it is okay to not know what you are doing. you don’t need to know what you are doing. no one knows what they are doing. it is the doing that makes all the difference, not the knowing. I want this book to give people the bit of courage they need to take the next step out. I want this book to be the support for people who feel like they have no support. I want this book to be the living proof that you don’t need to know what you are doing to get things done, like me writing this book.
no one knows anything
no one knows anything.
not you. not me. not your parents. not your friends.
but yet we are all stuck in this illusion that
somehow everyone knows everything.
everyone, but you.
and that seems to put you in a bad place. because
now you feel like you are inferior to everyone else.
and you should somehow have known better.
no idea how, but somehow.
the funny thing is – everyone is thinking the same thing.
you don’t know
what you are doing
so you look for answers
in other people
but the truth is,
nobody really knows
what they are doing either
and instead of letting someone
who has no idea
tell you what to do
why not just fuck it up yourself
anyway?
you disappoint yourself
when you give something
and wait
for the same thing back.
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