The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Written by Mark Manson
Narrated by Roger Wayne
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#1 New York Times Bestseller • More than 10 million Copies Sold
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*ck is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
Editor's Note
Unconventional, pragmatic advice…
Flies in the face of so much conventional self-help wisdom that it’s hard not to label the book as anti-self-help. Yet, that label undermines how pragmatic the book actually is. In the overcrowded and over-clichéd self-help genre, this is a book well worth whatever f*cks you can muster.
Mark Manson
Mark Manson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (more than ten million copies sold worldwide) and a star blogger. Manson sold more than 250,000 copies of his self-published book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty. Before long, his off-the-cuff voice was resonating with a much broader audience via his brilliantly counterintuitive essays on happiness. With titles like “The Most Important Question of Your Life,” “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,” and “No, You Can’t Have It All,” his work was reposted by Elizabeth Gilbert, Chris Hemsworth, Will Smith, and Chelsea Handler. His site—markmanson.net—is read by two million people each month. Manson lives in New York City.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A breath of fresh air - this "self-help" book obliterates all those self involved, narcissistic attempts at finding our happy place. Be warned though... if you read this you will be forced to confront plenty of uncomfortable truths about yourself. The gritty humor has the effect of not taking itself too seriously so at worst you'll have a laugh at the situations and people mentioned in the book.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I think this is the most meaningful book I ever read, or better listen to.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5this made me laugh SO HARD and to let go and not give a fuck
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was my second time reading this book. The first time I thought it was very, very good. But I’m reading it again it doesn’t pack the same punch. I think it’s more clear this time around how much Manson believes his personal experiences are generalizable, that the lens he found through which he feels comfortable seeing the world is how everyone should. With not enough examination of how vastly different others’ experiences are. That part seems so glaringly missing now and it feels much more like it’s written for people with similar lives and identities to his. He says in the book that he may read it one day and see how he got it all wrong. I wonder what he thinks of the book now, because it definitely dulled for me.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Some outdated references and things to take with a grain of salt, but overall good solid point of views.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It touches on lots of good points that are shared in stoicism, existentialism, and aristotelian ethics, but it really hammers on the personal responsibility aspects of your life without acknowledging systematic issues. When the author touches on systematic issues he uses them to describe people as complainers.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Although the book has quite a lot of interesting and insightful ideas, I feel they are not well-structured and the ideas jump from one to another without going into depth of any of them. I still found it somewhat interesting, but didn't learn a lot of new things.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I absolutely love the book it open and broaden my arise and to think more about the world and know that it is OK to not give a fuck sometime.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A few good points made by a privileged prick. Undecided if I would recommend This book
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Not the worst, the first few chapters s were a good reminder to stop taking everything so seriously and to not center yourself in everything. But as the book progressed, it started to feel as if the advice was an opportunity for the author to brag about his exploits.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I was ok. The amount of profanity was unnecessary. In terms of points made the last few chapters are the content which was fine but I would recommend Dark Horse by Todd Rose, Mindset by Carol Dweck and Arthur Brooks writing on happiness as more helpful.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Enjoyed listening to the book. Good real life examples.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Had some good lessons. Many problems with it though. The author often didn’t seem to know what he talked about. For instance, he mentioned a case that had to do with teenagers with OCD and basically said that willpower will fix it—when in fact, it cannot be fixed and takes way more than willpower to treat it. His other examples often appeared showy and to be bragged about. The author was also blind to his middle class white man privilege and couldn’t even advise his class well because, yet again, he told the readers that it takes willpower to do anything; which again, it takes more than that to do things.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book really helped me put allot into perspective. If you are looking for introspection and insight, then this is the book to read.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I absolutely loved this book, it brings with it tremendous insights
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I do believe people in general need to stop possessing a since of entitlement. However, he does possess a white privilege male veiw.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a insightful listen! I wholeheartedly recommend this. Looking forward to Mason's next book.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Loved the way this book approached the mindset of being steadfast in your own self worth. In a way. Highly Recommend.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is going to be my motto for 2020. ???
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Decent book, enjoyed the frank nature of how it’s written
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Its an excellent book ... Thats just gives u a good wake up call..
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just awesome. It strung so many of my values together. The narrator was perfect for the chosen content.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is Just what I needed to hear right now!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book with hard self reflecting insights. Must read book if you want to confront yourself
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The book is wise, easy to digest, exactly what I needed!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A book that gives you lots to think about. I read some of the other reviews and was a bit skeptical. However once I've finished it I disagree with many of the negative or narrow minded evaluations. I like to keep an open mind and appreciate anything that helps me think differently. I believe there is always more to learn. Mark writes with much honesty and candor which I appreciated. I would highly recommend it to almost everyone. Except those who don't like hearing curse words, because there are many.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing book and production! I enjoyed every second of it! Many wise messages to reflect on.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very inspirational! Already I don't give a Toot! Toot! Thanks!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The first chapter is very heavy on the f word but once you get through it, it's amazing, and there.is a reason it's so uncomfortable it's to get yourself to be ready and open yourself up to ideas and thoughts
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely brilliant, audio version is amazing! Recommend to all listeners.
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