The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Ratings648
Average rating3.6
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A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Ratings648
Average rating3.6
Popular blogger Mark Manson argues that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to better stomach lemons. Human beings are flawed and limited. There are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault. Manson encourages us to get to know our limitations and accept them, arguing that the only way to begin to find the courage and confidence we desperately seek is to stop avoiding and start confronting painful truths.
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For the majority I listened to the audiobook version of it. It definitely took me a while to get into it, the beginning was really confusing and cringy with all the unnecessary swearing.
Ideas presented are solid, but it's essentially just repacked stoicism, told in a ‘trendy' way.
Good introduction for someone new into it, but I recommend going straight to the source as soon as possible (Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca), starting with Ryan Holiday as a more obvious introduction to ideas of stoicism.
Still a fun listen, although I barely remember anything from it, the first half draws a total blank for me.
Manson is good and has a cool blog.
The recency bias is definitely real, but this may be the most useful book I've ever read. My perspective has shifted, and I feel excited to take on tomorrow :)
Audiobook
Very good book changing your perspective on what you allow yourself to care about, what you allow take up your time and energy. Very good book that has helped reduce my anxiety by shifting my focus or just not caring at all when things don't go as I planned. Highly recommend.
Featured Series
2 primary booksMark Manson Collection is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 14 with contributions by Mark Manson.
