What the Duck Am I Doing With My Life?
A Brutally Honest Survival Guide for the Gloriously Lost.
Feeling stuck, lost, and ready to scream into a bag of cereal?
Good. You’re exactly where you’re meant to be.
A laugh-out-loud, painfully real guide to surviving life’s messy middle, one awkward waddle at a time.
👉 Drop Your Ducks and Grab Your Copy
This isn’t a polished life makeover manual.
It’s duct tape for your soul, messy, chaotic, and surprisingly effective.
If You’ve Ever Thought:
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“Is this really it?”
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“Why does everyone else seem to have their life together?”
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“Maybe I should fake my own death and start over in a cabin in the woods?”
Mate, you’re not broken.
You’re just carrying too many bloody ducks.
About the Book
Life doesn’t come with a user manual, but if it did, it would probably look a lot like What the Duck Am I Doing With My Life? (only with more sarcasm and fewer weird stock photos of smiling people).
This book is for anyone who’s ever found themselves questioning everything, career, relationships, purpose, while ugly-crying into a stale box of cereal at 2 a.m. It’s a brutally honest, laugh-out-loud guide to surviving the messy, awkward, middle-of-nowhere seasons where nothing makes sense, and you’re pretty sure you missed some critical adulting memo.
Through hilarious stories, relatable chaos, and a heap of real, practical advice, Scotty Boxa strips away the glossy self-help nonsense and hands you a flashlight, a dodgy raft, and permission to waddle forward anyway. You won’t find any magic formulas or life-hacks promising to “fix” you here, because you’re not broken.
What you will find are bite-sized “waddle steps” you can actually use, right now, even if your life feels more like a swamp than a straight path. It’s part survival guide, part pep talk, part therapy session delivered by a mate who knows how much life can suck sometimes (and how ridiculously good it can still become).
If you’re burnt out, overwhelmed, or just plain sick of pretending you’ve got it all together, this book is the reminder you didn’t know you needed: feeling lost isn’t a failure, it’s the beginning of something better.
Whether you’re looking for a fresh start, a little hope, or just someone to make you laugh through the mess, What the Duck Am I Doing With My Life? is the perfect companion for your next (possibly snack-fueled) existential adventure.
✅ Who This Book IS For
If you’re a perfectly polished adult with a five-year plan, a color-coded life binder, and zero existential dread… congratulations, you’re a unicorn. You probably don’t need this book.
But if you’re like the rest of us messy mortals, What the Duck Am I Doing With My Life? is exactly what you’ve been looking for.
This book IS for you if:
🦆 You’ve ever had a low-key panic attack picking cereal at 11PM.
Life decisions are hard. Sometimes even choosing between Raisin Bran and Coco Pops feels like emotional Russian roulette. Welcome, legend. You’re among friends.
🦆 You’re tired of pretending you’ve got it all figured out.
If you’re sick of the Instagram highlight reels and LinkedIn success stories making you feel like a half-baked adult disaster, you’ll feel right at home here, mismatched socks, snack crumbs, emotional ducks and all.
🦆 You’re craving real advice (without the guru crap).
No glittery mantras. No “manifest your dream yacht” lectures. Just raw, funny, painfully honest stories, tiny doable steps, and enough sarcasm to fill a slightly cracked emotional lifeboat.
🦆 You want to laugh, cry, and maybe feel slightly better about the whole beautiful mess.
If you’re looking for a mate to remind you that it’s okay to waddle awkwardly through life instead of soaring flawlessly, grab your basket, it’s time to unload some ducks.
❌ Who This Book Is NOT For
Look, I’d love to say What the Duck Am I Doing With My Life? is for everyone, but I’m not here to waste your time or mine.
This book is NOT for you if:
🛑 You’re looking for a polished, step-by-step life plan.
If you want a perfectly curated five-year program complete with vision boards, TED Talks, and a 12-module online course, mate… this ain’t it. This is survival fuel for when you’re paddling in circles, not a blueprint for becoming the next billionaire mindfulness guru.
🛑 You can’t handle a bit of sarcasm, swearing, and brutal honesty.
I’m not here to hold your hand and whisper sweet motivational quotes into your ear. I’m here to hand you a soggy life jacket, crack a joke, and tell you to keep bloody paddling. If you want gentle, vanilla encouragement… maybe try Pinterest.
🛑 You think feeling lost means you’re a failure.
Spoiler alert: Feeling stuck, confused, and messy is literally how growth works. If you think you’re supposed to have it all figured out by 25 with matching towels and an investment portfolio, mate, this book will probably make you deeply uncomfortable. (And honestly… maybe that’s a good thing.)
What’s Inside WTDAIDWML?
🔹 The Great Cereal Aisle Meltdown Story
That moment when a bloke (me) questions everything surrounded by Raisin Bran and existential dread.
🔹 Why You Feel Stuck (And Why That’s Brilliant)
Hint: It’s not because you’re lazy, unmotivated, or cursed by ancient duck spirits.
🔹 How to Let Go of Other People’s Ducks
And why carrying other people’s drama is a sure-fire way to sink your own raft.
🔹 Tiny, Ridiculous, Life-Saving “Waddle Steps”
Move forward without needing to quit your job, move to Bali, or buy a $7,000 purpose-finding course.
🔹 The Brutal Beauty of the Ugly Middle
When you’re halfway between who you were and who you’re becoming and everything feels sticky, stupid, and mildly horrifying.
🔹 The Screw-It Spiral Survival Kit
For the inevitable moments when you want to throw it all in and become a professional snack taster instead.
Why You’ll Actually Finish This Book (Unlike That Other One Gathering Dust)
⚡ Short, punchy chapters you can read during your coffee break (or existential bathroom breaks).
⚡ Zero guru-BS, no five-year plans written in glitter pens.
⚡ Packed with “waddle steps” — tiny, real moves you can take TODAY.
⚡ Humor sharp enough to cut through your panic.
⚡ Stories so relatable you’ll wonder if I’ve been secretly spying on your life (I haven’t. Probably.)
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
Here’s What Other Gloriously Lost Legends Are Saying…
Seen, Not Judged
“Finally, a book that doesn’t pretend to have all the answers. Scotty’s humor and honesty made me feel seen, not judged. I laughed, cried, and highlighted half the pages.”
— Jess M., Sydney
Like a Beer and a Reality Check
“Reading this felt like getting slapped with a cold beer and a reality check at the same time, in the best way possible. Waddling forward forever, thanks to this book.”
— Tyler B., Vancouver
Laugh, Cry, Text Your Therapist
“I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry, or text my therapist. Ended up doing all three. Every overthinker, burnt-out dreamer, and lost duck needs this book.”
— Sam R., Melbourne
Permission to Be Messy
“This isn’t just another motivational book, it’s permission to be gloriously messy and still be moving forward. I’m buying a copy for every mate who’s having a quarter-life crisis.”
— Katie W., Austin
Ready to Drop Some Ducks and Waddle Toward the Life You Actually Want?
Life’s messy. You’re not broken, you’re building.
Grab your raft. Grab your ducks. Let’s waddle forward together.
Come for the laughs. Stay for the sneaky emotional breakthroughs. Leave carrying only your own damn ducks.
The raft’s not perfect.
The map’s a mess.
But you’re still paddling and that’s what matters most.
More Ducks, More Chaos
Loved waddling through What the Duck Am I Doing With My Life??
Good news, legend, there’s more glorious chaos coming your way.
Hold My Ducks
When life hands you too many ducks… sometimes you just have to swear, laugh, and hold on for dear life.
Duck Yeah!
Small wins, big waddles, and celebrating every tiny bloody step forward.