Stories, observations, and rants about the cultural bullshit we're all swimming in
The success myth
Why the blueprint for success is designed to make you feel like a failure, and what actually matters instead.
Passion bullshit
The toxic myth that you should love your job, and why most work is just work—and that's okay.
Productivity theater
How we turned being busy into a performance art, and why efficiency isn't the same as effectiveness.
The comparison game
Social media, status anxiety, and why everyone else's highlight reel is making us miserable.
“We're all walking around feeling like failures for not living up to standards that were never grounded in reality to begin with.”
Why this exists....
FUCK THE BLUEPRINT was sparked by a refusal to buy into societal nonsense. It emerged from a rejection of the pressure to conform and the realization that many are walking around feeling inadequate for not following illogical rules.
This isn't a self-help guide. It won't suggest morning routines or passion-finding exercises. Instead, it serves as a space that exposes common tropes as myths, which is truly liberating.
For those who have ever felt like they are failing because they don't follow an invisible script, this movement provides a sanctuary to unlearn every false expectation.
Latest Rants...
A recovering blueprint believer
I'm a former trash-metal band member and perpetually pissed-off person from the southern tip of Africa. I didn't write this book to become an author. No credentials. No agenda. Just brutal honesty.
Question the bullshit