Category: Books/Books/Non-Fiction/Self-Help & Psychology/Self-Help/Motivational & Inspirational
Over 2 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. "Fk positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is fked 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 American 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 fk 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 Fk is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
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08 Aug 2021
High recommend! My life now is a bit more enjoyable and relaxed, things that used to stress and annoy me no longer stress me as much, cause this book has taught me to choose what and what not to care about. I love the concept of the backwards law especially - that we solve problems by accepting them NOT by trying to fix them. But virtually every page of this book is like medication to me. Very helpful book
04 Aug 2021
I would recommend this book for everyone struggling with people pleasing and self hate.. It is an easy read and will be purchasing the follow up book
16 Nov 2018
Not my cup of tea, couldn't even finish the book. The chapters I read were demotivating. I thought the book was about not caring about what people think but it turned out to be about not caring about life.
12 Jul 2021
I most certainly would recommend this book. I absolutely loving this book so far. It's teaches or help you to be more realistic about life, face it, acknowledge, the good and more specifically the bad, be more practical. Also helps you to save your fucks for magical stuff, not dish out fucks, left, right and center,to pay attention to the right struggles. Choose your struggle. It's basically stuff we already know but we never implement it, this books just reminds you of all of that. I love it.
05 Oct 2019
It's not a totally awful message, it's just very badly written. The title has a certain type of appeal but the author just uses vulgar language excessively. Not enjoying it and probably won't get to the end.
08 Nov 2018
Don't waste your time. Just because it has a catchy title does not make it good or even useful.
22 Jul 2021
Excellent book . Worth it
24 Aug 2021
This was a gift for people who have been talking about the book forever, read the introduction online and watched every video of the author they could find... but still did not have the book. And... they say it was EVEN BETTER than they expected. A counterintuitive fast-track past conventional self-help and personal development, The Subtle Art is right on the money. Because not only does author Mark Manson go well beyond the self-help clichΓ©s, but he also actually offers rock-solid, uncommon-sense advice. What is more, the book is a compelling read, crammed with thoroughly-researched, little-known anecdotes from recent history and popular culture that really drive the principles home. Unforgettably. Best of all? This book is laugh-out-loud hilarious. A hands-down winner... looks like I'll be needing my own copy next.
27 Sep 2021
If you looking for a book that can change your life, ask no further since this is the book. The truth is everyone cares about something if not many, so the book is just guiding you to select thinks worth caring about carefully and not continue to care about things not worth caring about. It also giving a different perspective in terms of taking accountability, for your doing what you do, making decisions that you make, responding the way you do, and more. The book gives you a first class ticket to escaping your victimhood. The honest (you may call them swear words) used in the book, were very appropriate as they tell it like it is. There things are told as they are, is the more the message lands. The good think is that one will not be reading it at a gun point, but willing. You almost reflect and laugh at yourself as you read the book I'd buy the book again if I loose it.
21 Jan 2022
This book helps you to be more practical and be realistic in your life. The writer engages the readers with him till the end. It is useful for youngsters as it tells how to live a balanced life. Mark Manson teaches us to let most of the things go as they are not that worthy but we constantly pay attention to them (sometimes unconsciously) and focus on what truly matters. It changes the whole perspective of your life and especially as teenager when you think of a life full of luxuries without any problem, the writer tells that happiness doesnβt lies in such life. It comes from confronting problems and finding the way to solve them. If you are willing to endure the pain associated with certain happiness, surely you can find it and that is the thing which we must know as everyone here want something according to their own priorities but most of the people donβt want to go through the process to get that. This book helps you to encounter what you try to avoid whether it is any failure or any situation. Writer gave his own examples and experiences to illustrates how lifeβs struggles give it more meaning which is much better approach than constantly trying to be happy