When I was young,
I used to believe that if I learned enough,
one day I would know everything I needed to know.
But the older I get,
the clearer it becomes:
not all knowledge can be taught.
And not everything you want to learn can be learned.
There is a specific area of knowledge —
as Naval Ravikant has called it.
Where books cannot reach.
Where the classroom only plays a gentle introduction role.
That area, you can only access
when you truly live.
When thrown into situations with no answers.
Forced to make real decisions.
Truly wrong.
And look straight at yourself,
when there are no other choices but to keep moving forward.
Specific knowledge is not on the list of subjects for you to choose from.
It chooses you.
Through an experience.
An unforgettable failure.
Or a moment of intuition flashing
when the whole world looks at you and asks:
"What the hell are you doing?"
Like a fingerprint —
no one teaches you how to create it.
You can only live long enough,
for it to slowly reveal itself.
Clearer with each passing year.
As you pass through your twenties,
when life starts to erect more barriers,
the freedom to experiment decreases.
And this specific area of knowledge…
becomes more precious.
The things you are truly good at
often don't come from the classroom.
They come from real encounters.
Times when you truly accept risks.
And dare to let life teach you
with tests that have no sample answers.
Don't try to be good at everything.
Listen to the area where you used to do very naturally.
Where you do without feeling pressure.
Where time flies without notice.
And others keep coming to you,
without needing any specific reason.
That might be the specific door you need to push open.
can invest deeply in it.
Because that is the place where no one can replace you.
If you still don't know what to do,
try asking:
– What have I done very well without even trying?
– Is there something that naturally draws me in without anyone forcing?
– If the world doubts that area of mine,
would I still dare to continue living true to it?
But be careful.
Don't use “specifics” as an excuse
to overlook the necessary foundations.
Don't use it to avoid reasonable criticism from reality.
Specific knowledge really
is not for you to confine yourself in conservatism.
So that you
live more deeply,
more true to your essence.
This world does not teach you how to be special.
But if you are patient enough to live truly,
brave enough to encounter truly,
and strong enough to invest wholeheartedly
into your own "knowledge fingerprint" —
you will become an uncopyable version.