Fake it till you make it

A partner told me that. There may be some truth in it.

Work, turns out, is a bit stressful. I'm asked to do things of which I've never heard daily. I respond enthusiastically and with false confidence (i.e. "That sounds INTERESTING! I'd LOVE to learn about *insert issue here*."), then fervently hope I can figure it out. Hey, ya gotta have faith. At least a lot of this stuff really IS interesting.

"Draft a patent."
"SURE!" (Oh HELL.)
"Securities issues?"
"YOU GOT IT!" (You've just introduced 3 concepts of which I have no knowledge.)
"Discovery?"
"COMING RIGHT UP!" (Errrrmm ...)

*nervous laughter*