THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK - By Mark Manson
Updated: Oct 7, 2021

A counterintuitive approach to living a good life.
Our crisis is no longer material; it's existential, it's spiritual. (8)
The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one's negative experience is itself a positive experience. (9)
You can't be an important and life-changing presence for some people without also being a joke and an embarrassment to others. (17)
Finding something important and meaningful in your life is perhaps the most productive use of your time and energy. (18)
The only way to overcome pain is to first learn how to bear it. (21)
"If you have to ask yourself if you trust your life, then you probably don't." (27)
"Don't hope for a life without problems," the panda said. "There's no such thing. Instead hope for a life full of good problems." (30)
Problems never stop; they merely get exchanged and/or upgraded. Happiness comes from solving problems. (31)
Denial
Victim Mentality
"What pain do you want in your life? What are you willing to suffer for?" (36)