The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

  • 4.11 ·
  • 583 Ratings
  • 26219 Want to read
  • 1662 Currently reading
  • 576 Have read

In this book, blogger and former internet entrepreneur Mark Manson explains in simple, no expletives barred terms how to achieve happiness by caring more about fewer things and not caring at all about more.
He explains how the metrics we use to define ourselves may be the very things holding us back. By redefining our metrics, questioning ourselves and doubting everything, we may be able to find that we're better off than we think, and thereby become happier people.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Don't Try Page 1 The Feedback Loop from Hell Page 6 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck Page 17 So Mark; What the Fuck Is the Point of This Book Anyway? Page 24 Chapter 2. Happiness Is a Problem Page 27 The Misadventures of Disappointment Panda Page 31 Happiness Comes from Solving Problems Page 36 Emotions Are Overrated Page 40 Choose Your Struggle Page 43 Chapter 3. You Are Not Special Page 49 Things Fall Apart Page 56 The Tyranny of Exceptionalism Page 69 B-b-b-but; If I'm Not Going to Be Special or Extraordinary What's the Point? Page 72 Chapter 4. The Value of Suffering Page 76 The Self-Awareness Onion Page 84 Rock Star Problems Page 91 Shitty Values Page 98 Defining Good and Bad Values Page 104 Chapter 5. You Are Always Choosing Page 109 The Choice Page 110 The Responsibility/Fault Fallacy Page 115 Responding to Tragedy Page 124 Genetics and the Hand Were Dealt Page 128 Victimhood Chic Page 133 There Is No "How" Page 136 Chapter 6. You're Wrong About Everything (But So Am I) Page 139 Architects of Our Own Beliefs Page 145 The Dangers of Pure Certainty Page 149 Manson's Law of Avoidance Page 157 Kill Yourself Page 160 How to Be a Little Less Certain of Yourself Page 163 Chapter 7. Failure Is the Way Forward Page 170 The Failure/Success Paradox Page 173 Pain Is Part of the Process Page 177 The "Do Something" Principle Page 184 Chapter 8. The Importance of Saying No Page 190 Rejection Makes Your Life Better Page 197 Boundaries Page 199 How to Build Trust Page 211 Freedom Through Commitment Page 216 Chapter 9. And Then You Die Page 221 Something Beyond Our Selves Page 227 The Sunny Side of Death Page 233 Acknowledgments Page 247

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0062899147
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