The Subtle Art of Not
Not Giving a F*ck by Mark
Manson
Book Rating by Readers : 4.8
In The Subtle Art of Giving a F*ck , Mark Argues that we are frustrated in Life and feel like failures Because we value and prioritize the Wrong things, thanks in part to society's emphasis on positive thinking , over-involved parents , and our susceptibility to superficial social media messages. This leads us to pursue emotional highs that don't lead to lasting happiness
Recommended if you want to:
- Pursue the destruction of all personal suffering and discover why that’s impossible
- Build self awareness around the kind of lifestyle that will make you happy in the long term
- Reduce the level of stress and anxiety you have around goals, performance and ability
- Understand why we tend towards giving too many f*cks about problems that don’t matter and give too few to those that do
- Pursue the destruction of all personal suffering and discover why that’s impossible
- Build self awareness around the kind of lifestyle that will make you happy in the long term
- Reduce the level of stress and anxiety you have around goals, performance and ability
- Understand why we tend towards giving too many f*cks about problems that don’t matter and give too few to those that do
Responsibility and fault (p.98)
It’s time to define the difference between fault and responsibility, and Manson does this wonderfully. Whilst it’s common for responsibility to follow fault (if I crash my car into you, it’s both my fault and my responsibility to compensate you), there are also many problems that we aren’t at fault for, yet we are still responsible.
‘For example, if you woke up one day and there was a newborn baby on your doorstep, it would not be your fault that the baby had been put there, but the baby would be your responsibility. You have to choose what to do. And whatever you end up choosing (keeping it, getting rid of it, ignoring it, feeding it to a pit bull), there would be problems associated with your choice-and you would be responsible for those as well.’ The punchline is that there is no use blaming other people for your situation. Only you are responsible for it. If your boss sucks, your favourite TV show gets cancelled or your girlfriend cheats on you (a personal story from Mark), only you are responsible for your feelings and reactions. What do you choose?
As always, these brief anecdotes cover a small fraction of the themes explored in the full book. If you like what you’re reading, consider buying this book!
Thanks for reading!
It’s time to define the difference between fault and responsibility, and Manson does this wonderfully. Whilst it’s common for responsibility to follow fault (if I crash my car into you, it’s both my fault and my responsibility to compensate you), there are also many problems that we aren’t at fault for, yet we are still responsible.
‘For example, if you woke up one day and there was a newborn baby on your doorstep, it would not be your fault that the baby had been put there, but the baby would be your responsibility. You have to choose what to do. And whatever you end up choosing (keeping it, getting rid of it, ignoring it, feeding it to a pit bull), there would be problems associated with your choice-and you would be responsible for those as well.’ The punchline is that there is no use blaming other people for your situation. Only you are responsible for it. If your boss sucks, your favourite TV show gets cancelled or your girlfriend cheats on you (a personal story from Mark), only you are responsible for your feelings and reactions. What do you choose?
As always, these brief anecdotes cover a small fraction of the themes explored in the full book. If you like what you’re reading, consider buying this book!
Thanks for reading!
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