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I found Mark Manson‘s approach in this book to be a breath of fresh air. Instead of the usual “think positive” advice, Manson keeps it real. He says it‘s okay not to care about everything and that trying to be happy all the time is exhausting. What really clicked for me was his message about choosing what truly matters and letting go of the rest. If you‘re over the constant pressure to be perfect, this book is a must-read.

You could pick worse from the self-help session. It‘s easy enough to read, you can knock it over in a single sitting, and it‘s ultimately a positive message: find out what you care about, care about it a lot, and disregard the stuff that doesn‘t serve you. We could all benefit from doing that a bit more, probably. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-fuck-mark-ma...

I'm not typically one for self help books, but this isn't your average self help title. Readers will laugh out loud while gaining a finer understanding or mindset on how to better accept the things worth accepting and free themselves, by not giving a f- about those that don't.

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I enjoyed this one. It was engaging for me because I already have the mindset that he was sharing. I wish more people would read it because social media really has people messed up right now. At least, from what I see.

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🎧📖Enioyed this with some adulting & productivity yesterday.

Now that‘s another way of retelling Romeo and Juliet xD

Listened to the audiobook. Some good/helpful ideas. Definitely written from a straight, white, male perspective - which was often a turn-off.

Overall a fairly good pop-psychology/philosophy book on how to determine your values and what matters to you in life. Wish he would have cited his research when stating sweeping generalizations.

I liked this. Nothing earth shattering, but it's a novel approach. I listened to see if it would be good for my Growth Goals & Grit students, knowing that the language wouldn't work for some. My worry would be the nonchalant way he discusses his history of drug use. I feel it normalizes it.

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Sounds mental to me. 😃

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Sounds mental to me. 😃

Meh. It‘s a fresh, modern way of saying all the self-help things that have been said and written a million times before over the history of humankind. Part stoicism. Part Greek. Part conclusions he reached through therapy. Manson doesn‘t necessarily add to the conversation as much as make it as blunt as a man-to-man locker room halftime speech as well as being more humorous than the typical self-help tome. ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Drove a couple hours just to make it to the ‘Friends of the Library‘ book sale! Totally worth it!

1. I know the tagged book might seem like an odd choice, but I think if I had read this going into high school, my teen years would have been very different.
2. The House on The Cerulean Sea
3. John Scalzi. I think he'd be a great dinner conversationalist.
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Took this metaphorically, so the word “therapy“ is not in the title, but, man, it helped me survive my last years of teaching with Covid + some insane parents. 😅

Started great with many laughs. The second half was still OK, but a bit repetitive and mild less interested.
" the key to a good life is not giving a fuck to more, its giving a fuck about less"

Mark Manson gives a controversial view on how to live a good life. He also provides many stories and relatable experiences that make you think twice about how you can control certain situations. Its also helpful in the act of building self awareness. Its not like most books you will read. I highly reccommend to all.

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So far this has a funny and realistic self help book vibe. Surprisingly enjoyable so far

Probably one of the best for the starters to read.It gives you more about things which should be given a damn in life in order to life happily and free.#selfimprovement #healing #betterwords #positivemind #worthreading #sogood

Rep. Katie Porter seen reading this book while waiting to vote for Speaker of the House. She's clearly a reader. Love this just as much as her white boards.

Interesting perspective. I liked the self-awareness onion theory!

Found these gems for $17 bucks at Goodwill! Have you read any of them? I think I‘ll read the tagged next… I won‘t even go there!! 🤯

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For some reason it took me too long to read this book. It‘s kind of counterintuitive, but I really loved this book.

Reading on a kid's desk has its own distractions ...

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"With great responsibility comes great power"

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Awful

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This was an excellent and much needed book for me right now. Mark Manson throws no punches as he tells you that you can't care about it all! That you have to pick and choose what to give a fuck about and how once you decide what to give a fuck about your life improves. Great read. 5 ⭐

A guide to only giving a f*ck about the things that truly matter to you, and ignoring those that don't, thus living a better life.
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Talks about values, self-awareness, relationships, death and more.It's highly insightful and recommended.
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I‘m too old for self help bloggers.

another book off my tbr 😃 #audiophile #readinggoal

Wow. This book was garbage. There is nothing less interesting, intuitive, or helpful than white, male, surface level, neuro typical advice. The man is a millionaire, he can afford to not give a fuck.

This was okay and worth the listen as my commute audiobook. Some good insights of life, although I thought it was a little hilarious at one point in the book when he said something like, “now that I‘m in my 30s” stated with a sense that now he‘s so mature and has the answers 😅 I guess a little mansplaining.

I‘m going to be honest…I am already rather stingy with the f*cks I give, but when two friends recommend a book, you read it. There were a few good points in here, but nothing that I haven‘t heard before in some form. You are not special. Give a f*ck about things that are truly worthy of your time. I work in a hotel and while I am not nearly delusional enough to think that the rooms and staff are perfect, I can tell when someone stays up ⬇️

First 15 Pages were tough and contradicting to me But A Good Read Very Good Read Overall

This is fantastic… I just heard “fuck” about 348 times on the way to work. I‘ll have to check out his other one “Everything is F*cked”. “We‘re never going to cure cancer, go to the moon or feel Jennifer Aniston‘s tits, and that‘s okay. Life goes on.”

I felt underwhelmed reading this book, there were some elements of wisdom I could use in my daily life but it was hard to differentiate this book from the other motivation type books available.

Not sure why I continued reading this book other than that it was a quick read. I had serious issues with the first half as the author made grand declarations unsupported by research (at least he didn't cite any). The second half addresses five counterintuitive values for living a better life and these chapters resonated better with me. Not sure I'd recommend anyone else read this, but there is some value in it.

Quick, motivational, easy read that is fun because of Mark Manson's injection of quirky humor at unforeseen moments.

This book helps me shift my paradigm of how to live away from a self-centered, fatalistic, and victimized viewpoint to a more caring, empowered, and honest one.

I recommend it highly as long as you are OK with some foul language.

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📚 Book goals: 96 books, read more from my stacks, and complete #booked2022 #pop22 and #52books as well as participating in other challenges
Personally to drop about 20 pounds and get healthier/more fit.

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📖 I like it. Two friends recommended it but must not have realized that I am already pretty good at not giving a 🤫.

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Mark articulates things that most would know but not necessarily understand or spend time considering and for that I think it was a great read and very relevant to today's culture.

This book was a bit of a disappointment. The advice was okay, but I needed some scientific sources and there were none. Now the book is just about how the author approaches life.
TBR since November 2021; 204 pages.

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