Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           Painisaninextricablethreadinthefabricoflife,andtotearitoutisnotonlyimpossible,butdestructive:attemptingtotearitoutunravelseverythingelsewithit.Totrytoavoidpainistogivetoomanyfucksaboutpain.Incontrast,ifyou’reabletonotgiveafuckaboutthepain,youbecomeunstoppable.

           Inmylife,Ihavegivenafuckaboutmanythings.Ihavealsonotgivenafuckaboutmanythings.Andliketheroadnottaken,itwasthefucksnotgiventhatmadeallthedifference.

           Chancesareyouknowsomebodyinyourlifewho,atonetimeoranother,didnotgiveafuckandthenwentontoaccomplishamazingfeats.Perhapstherewasatimeinyourownlifewhenyousimplydidnotgiveafuckandexcelledtosomeextraordinaryheight.Formyself,quittingmydayjobinfinanceafteronlysixweekstostartanInternetbusinessranksprettyhighupthereinmyown“didn’tgiveafuck”halloffame.SamewithdecidingtosellmostofmypossessionsandmovetoSouthAmerica.Fucksgiven?None.Justwentanddidit.

           Thesemomentsofnon-fuckeryarethemomentsthatmostdefineourlives.Themajorswitchincareers;thespontaneouschoicetodropoutofcollegeandjoinarockband;thedecisiontofinallydumpthatdeadbeatboyfriendwhomyoucaughtwearingyourpantyhoseafewtoomanytimes.

           Tonotgiveafuckistostaredownlife’smostterrifyinganddifficultchallengesandstilltakeaction.