The subtle art of not giving a fuck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life

The subtle art of not giving a fuck A counterintuitive approach to living a good life

Mark Manson

eBook - 2016

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 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 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.

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Subjects
Conduct of life.
Self-realization.
Electronic books.
Published
[United States] : HarperCollins Publishers 2016.
Language
English
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Mark Manson (author)
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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9780062457738
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Review by Booklist Review

In prose that will remind readers of the film Adaptation (where a writer struggles to write about a topic, then writes himself into the film), struggling to write about a topic, popular blogger Manson undertakes a similar meta-exercise in existential futility. As in his blog, he is liberal with his profanity and unapologetic about his tone presumably because he doesn't give a f*ck. However, in a diametrical opposition, the same seemingly flippant attitude that will turn some readers off reveals wisdom many readers will likely appreciate. Manson's philosophy allows people to bask in the glow of their life's failures, in order to set off a universal code that could turn their lives into what they want them to be, even if it's not what they think they want. Filled with many examples of people who failed time and again only to succeed once they embraced their failures, Manson's offbeat self-help book could help readers relax into, and even have a little fun with, the perceived dark spots in their lives.--Mattalia, Glendy X. Copyright 2016 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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