July 2025
The Fool, not to be mixed in with Carl Jung’s architype of the fool or trickster, has been a concept that has really unlocked a lot of potential in my life. It has made me more confident in myself and more willing to try things out and fail.
“Don’t care about what others thing”, “Focus on yourself”, “Don’t be afraid to fail” are all concepts that can be wrapped up into the concept of Being a Fool.
In order to do anything with substance in your life, you need to risk your reputation. You need to be willing to look stupid. You need to be willing to look incapable. You need to be willing to waste your effort and time. You need to try your absolute hardest, and still face the possibility of failure. For men, this is probably the most vulnerable thing you can do. You are basically showing the entire world your 100% capacity and if you fail, you’re just incompetent; but instead of seeing that as a bad thing, being incompetent is a GOOD thing. Obviously you still need to try your absolute best, but you need to be a Fool.
Who cares? Be stupid. Be incapable. Waste your time on something that might not materialize into anything. Just try. Just be a Fool.