The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

I suggest you get the google play sample for free and read it, only takes about 15-20 min.

It's been so long since I have read something so entertaining and remarkably true 🙂



About the Book

New York Times Bestseller

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.

There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.

https://m.harpercollins.com/9780062457714/the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-fck

This might have some info to read:

https://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-fuck

I really enjoy the author's articles.. been trying to decide if the ebook was worth it or not though.

Posted by rabidtalker
This might have some info to read:

https://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-fuck

OK just read this, it seems like another spin on the time and true tested adage of goal and priority setting, which I'm all a proponent of. So, if this style of it works go for it, looks good.

^^^^ "priority setting"

I got the impression that this thread was triggered by this post:

Posted by Soul
Most people bring their problems and shitty life feelings to dxp as an outlet. Its a way for some to let go of bottled up issues. The problem is they bring this shitty attitude and try to make a format like they want to debate an actual world problem. Truth is these people have no sources or actual knowledge on the topic other then what a small group of idiots on the tv and internet think. Then it's is amplified to seem like a bigger issue thanks to the news media. Before you know it you have a line of less inteligent people trying to lead a cult of outrage, this warrior moment that is pretty much only fuelled by internalized opression. So in a sense they are projecting. If they weren't they would show up with actual information and sourced, and write in a way that seems like they want to make an actual change to the themselves to become better and more intelligent. Not a paragraph full of the reasons why they let their lives become such shit and why they feel the world did them wrong. People need to shut the Fuck up and stop being such pussies. So what if someone doesn't agree with you. At the end of the day we are all the same imperfect human with thoughts, feelings, and opinions. You can't expect people to always agree, and you can't let people's opinion trigger you and make you the fucking fool all the time.

From the same source rabid mentioned, https://markmanson.net/life-skills:

3 IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS NOBODY EVER TAUGHT YOU:

- HOW TO STOP TAKING THINGS PERSONALLY

- HOW TO BE PERSUADED AND CHANGE YOUR MIND

- HOW TO ACT WITHOUT KNOWING THE RESULT

Posted by DwellingOnMove
^^^^ "priority setting"

It's the clash of high priorities.

The book is highly worth the $ 11 and the read, I have had regrets about it. I am not keen on self-help "starter pack" guides of our era, but this one stands out as its own type of animal.

I hoofprint the stamp of approval for this dude! That's my only, sincere fuck, that I give to this thread.

Posted by TheNeptunian
Isn't wanting to make your life 'better' positive thinking?

When you feel you need to buy a book to learn how to actually not give a fuck.

How about not giving a fuck about whatever the book has to offer? That's a start.

Yeah, your way of thinking is also addressed right in the free sample.