“I don’t know” is easier

You could write anything, you could write about a character you just invented, you could write an episode of your favorite TV show, write a poem, a song, an opinion piece, anything.

You could spend your day any way you see fit. You could go on countless adventures, get ambitious and clean your whole house, stay in bed and sleep, eat junk food, go meet a stranger, anything,

You could learn a new trade, read everything you can get your hands on about a particular topic, get better at drawing, alter your handwriting by practicing, play the ukelele, find out how to change a carburetor, memorize maps of the area you live in so you don’t need gps, anything.

But “I don’t know” is easier.

I don’t know how to write a story or a script.

I don’t know how to write music or poetry.

I don’t know what subject to write an opinion piece on or how to structure it.

I don’t know where to go on an adventure.

I don’t know how I want to spend my day.

I don’t know what I want.

So instead, I’ll just wait and see what happens.

I will react, rather than act.

And I’ll also complain about my circumstances and how I never get what I want. Except I’m not actually willing to choose what I want and be relentless about it.

No thanks. “I don’t know” is easier :)