About This Book
The story behind the rants, and why I wrote this thing.
Juan Venter
Author • Perpetually Pissed-Off Person • Question Asker
2025
Location: Southern tip of Africa
Background: Former trash-metal band member, recovering blueprint believer
Current Status: Married, three dogs, no kids, questionably adjusted to reality
Who Am I?
I'm not a guru. I'm not a life coach. I don't have a verified Twitter account or a morning routine that involves journaling about gratitude while doing yoga on a cliff.
I'm just someone who got tired of the bullshit. Tired of pretending that all the cultural myths we're fed actually make sense. Tired of watching people (including myself) burn out chasing someone else's definition of success.
Why I Wrote This
I wrote this because I was pissed off. At myself for buying into all the blueprint nonsense. At society for peddling it. At the fact that we're all walking around feeling like failures for not living up to standards that were never grounded in reality to begin with.
This book isn't about giving you another set of rules to follow. It's about questioning the ones you've already absorbed without realizing it.
What This Book Isn't
- A self-help book (there are enough of those)
- A motivational manual (motivation is overrated)
- A guide to becoming your “best self” (whatever that means)
- Perfect, polished, or pretentious
- Written to make me famous (spoiler: it won't)
What I Hope It Does
If this book makes you pause and think, “Wait, why the fuck am I doing this?” about even one thing in your life, then it worked.
If it helps you realize that you're not broken for not following the blueprint, even better.
And if it just makes you feel less alone in your frustration with all the cultural noise, then honestly, that's enough.
About This Project
How It Was Written
I started writing this just after I resigned from a job, with two free weeks before starting a new one. No grand plan. No literary aspirations. Just thoughts that needed to get out of my head.
I used ChatGPT to help shape and sharpen some of these stories. Why? Because it's not about being perfect—it's about being honest and getting the message across.
Why It's Priced Like This
Five bucks, digital only. No fancy publishing deal. No marketing budget. Just direct from my frustrated brain to yours.
It's not about the money. It's about making honest content accessible while still putting some value on the work.
“This book isn't perfect. That's the point. But if it helped, you know where the coffee's at.”— Juan Venter
What Now?
If you want to share feedback, argue with something I wrote, or just say hi, I'm around. But honestly, the best thing you can do is take what resonated and ignore the rest.