The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Author: Mark Manson
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Help
Published: September 2016
Book Description (from Good Reads):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.
Thoughts:
The writing style is very laid back, it tries and succeeds in making you smile or laugh the way the author chooses to express his advice.
The main points:
*Life just sucks sometimes.
*The more ok your situation the more stressed out you feel because the tiny details of your life are not perfect.
*Social media does make one more depressed because you're constantly comparing yourself to these other people who all appear to have this amazing life while you're stuck doing nothing of the sort.
*When things go south, people should not blame themselves for it.
*Problems are inevitable, but the meaning of each problem is not. We get to control what our problems mean based on how we choose to think about them, the standard by which we choose to measure them.
*Humans often choose to dedicate large portions of their lives to seemingly useless or destructive causes. It makes no sense. Yet everyone makes their own assumptions on what's important what they want to strive for. If what you're fighting for, is important enough for you to willingly endure the struggles and perhaps even enjoy the fight, then that's that.
*To manage negative emotions: express them in a socially acceptable and healthy manner.
Main take away:
"Become comfortable with the idea that is always inevitable."
*The only way to overcome pain is to learn to deal with it.
-Taking responsibility for everything that occurs in your life, regardless of who’s at fault. We don’t always control what happens to us. But we always control how we interpret what happens to us, as well as how we respond.
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Help
Published: September 2016
Book Description (from Good Reads):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.
Thoughts:
The writing style is very laid back, it tries and succeeds in making you smile or laugh the way the author chooses to express his advice.
The main points:
*Life just sucks sometimes.
*The more ok your situation the more stressed out you feel because the tiny details of your life are not perfect.
*Social media does make one more depressed because you're constantly comparing yourself to these other people who all appear to have this amazing life while you're stuck doing nothing of the sort.
*When things go south, people should not blame themselves for it.
*Problems are inevitable, but the meaning of each problem is not. We get to control what our problems mean based on how we choose to think about them, the standard by which we choose to measure them.
*Humans often choose to dedicate large portions of their lives to seemingly useless or destructive causes. It makes no sense. Yet everyone makes their own assumptions on what's important what they want to strive for. If what you're fighting for, is important enough for you to willingly endure the struggles and perhaps even enjoy the fight, then that's that.
*To manage negative emotions: express them in a socially acceptable and healthy manner.
Main take away:
"Become comfortable with the idea that is always inevitable."
*The only way to overcome pain is to learn to deal with it.
-Taking responsibility for everything that occurs in your life, regardless of who’s at fault. We don’t always control what happens to us. But we always control how we interpret what happens to us, as well as how we respond.
-The acknowledgement of your own ignorance and the cultivation of constant doubt in your own beliefs.
-Willingness to discover your own flaws and mistakes so that they may be improved upon.
-Resilience to rejection: the ability to both say and hear "no".
The book is not something otherworldly, it is simply full of details you do not pay attention to and once pointed out to you, make perfect sense. Though like with many nonfiction it does feel a bit longer than it really is. I had to take several breaks between reading, also for some of the aspects while you read it brings back your own memories similar or totally opposite to what the author is describing that might not help to make this feel like a quick read at all.
It is like a refreshing wake up call.
"Happiness requires struggle. It grows from problems. Joy doesn’t just sprout out of the ground like daisies and rainbows. Real, serious, lifelong fulfillment and meaning have to be earned through the choosing and man- aging of our struggles."
This book was picked as part of my reading challenge: Read Non-Fiction.
The book is not something otherworldly, it is simply full of details you do not pay attention to and once pointed out to you, make perfect sense. Though like with many nonfiction it does feel a bit longer than it really is. I had to take several breaks between reading, also for some of the aspects while you read it brings back your own memories similar or totally opposite to what the author is describing that might not help to make this feel like a quick read at all.
It is like a refreshing wake up call.
"Happiness requires struggle. It grows from problems. Joy doesn’t just sprout out of the ground like daisies and rainbows. Real, serious, lifelong fulfillment and meaning have to be earned through the choosing and man- aging of our struggles."
This book was picked as part of my reading challenge: Read Non-Fiction.
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