Started reading this book last night. It's pretty good stuff...I am serious ..
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life is the second book by blogger and author
Mark Manson.
[1] It was published under the imprint of
HarperOne, a division of
HarperCollins Publishers, and was released on September 13, 2016.
[2]
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Author Mark Manson
Country United States
Language English
Publisher HarperOne
Publication date September 13, 2016
Media type Print
Pages 224
ISBN 978-0-06-245771-4(Hardcover)
OCLC 3879951765
Preceded by Models: Attract Women through Honesty
As of February 2018, over 2 million copies of the book had been sold.
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Contents
The book is a reaction to the self-help industry and what Manson saw as a culture of mindless positivity that isn't practical or helpful for most people.
[3] Manson uses many of his own personal experiences to illustrate how life's struggles often give it more meaning, which, he argues, is a better approach than constantly trying to be happy.
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Manson's approach and writing style have been categorized by some as contrarian to the general self-help industry, using blunt honesty and
profanity to illustrate his ideas.
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Reception
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckfirst appeared on the
New York Times Bestseller List at #6 for the category of How-to and Miscellaneous for the week of October 2, 2016.
[6] and it reached #1 for the first time on July 16th, 2017.
[7] As of February 18, 2018, it had been on the NYTimes best seller list for 60 weeks.
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The book also appeared on the
Washington Post's Bestseller List at #9 in the Non-fiction/General category for the week of September 25, 2016,
[9] and on the Toronto Star List at #1 in the Self-Improvement category on September 23, 2016.
[10] In 2017, it was the best-selling nonfiction book from
Barnes & Noble,
[11] the #4 best-selling book on all of
Amazon.com,
[12] and the #9 best-selling book in Canada.
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Kirkus Reviews said that the book was "[a] good yardstick by which self-improvement books should be measured."
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Digest
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, Mason 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.
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.