The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Book 1)

Name: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Book 1)
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life contains within it the potential to change your life. But so does everything, and that’s more or less the message that this entire book attempts to explain to the reader. In nine chapters, Manson fleshes out the power of perception and how it can literally drive us into a depression or fuel us towards happiness. He does so rather crudely, and with a lot of cursing and lewd allusions, but all of his ideas absolutely have merit to them. And as someone who avidly studies the Buddha dharma, I recognized that many of his philosophies closely align with Buddhist teachings. Rather sillily, I dubbed him a “crude Buddhist” or a “Crudist,” for laughs.

While sometimes a bit blunt for my taste, Manson does write in a way that I think will attract a lot of non-traditional readers, as well as traditional readers, and I think that’s important because practically everyone could benefit from the information he shares in this book, particularly a younger readership. It’s an easy, quick, motivational read, and I would absolutely recommend it. The following three sections of my review will detail a few chapters within this book.

Category: Self-Help Tags: self-discovery, well-being

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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.