To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target

How can I be sure I've succeeded, if I can't remember what I was trying to do

Success for some people, depends on becoming well-known, for others it depends on never being found out.

My computer must be broken: whenever I ask a wrong question, it gives a wrong answer.

What's most interesting about some books is the question: How did this crap ever get published?

I feel much better, now that I've given up hope.

Your reasoning is excellent, it's only your basic assumptions that are wrong.