4.2
Personal Development
#1 New York Times Bestseller
Over 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**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
© 2016 HarperAudio (Audiobook): 9780062562982
Release date
Audiobook: 13 September 2016
Tags
4.2
Personal Development
#1 New York Times Bestseller
Over 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**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
© 2016 HarperAudio (Audiobook): 9780062562982
Release date
Audiobook: 13 September 2016
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Surbhi
29 May 2020
It's like your old buddy giving you a pep talk. It's everything you wanna hear from someone these days. And the writer hasnt given many fucks in telling us the sugar coated shit, rather he deems it important to subtly give fucks on things really important in life. In a simple, lucid language which millennials relate to the most these days Manson has managed to make sure that his reader's life changes for good. Best for audiobooks. Loved it
Babu
29 Jan 2020
During the first chapters thought the author is crazy or what! After a while listening my mind voice changed to ‘May be he is correct’. Almost towards the end, ‘could not agree more to this man’. A good book, giving another perspective to a normal human’s thoughts!
Nikhil
16 Apr 2020
This is a great book or audiobook I say and it tells you what title say about how to not give a fuck and what things you should give a fuck about. It is narrated beautifully by the narrater.
Uma
29 Aug 2021
Definitely a great book and the narrator made it even more beautiful.
Ash
2 Jan 2022
Fuck it. This was stunning.
Vasim
12 Jun 2020
It was great learning.
Nowfal
7 Sept 2021
A masterpiece for a reason.
Date's
17 Apr 2021
Great book
K Mohan Venkat
7 Apr 2021
Awesome book, a must read
Dnyandeep
14 Mar 2021
A different book compared to all other self-help books out there. Interesting thoughts and theories. I will recommend.
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