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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Mark Manson's 2016 self-help bestseller. It argues that struggle gives life its meaning and that chasing constant positivity only makes us feel worse.
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“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.”
— Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016), ch. 1 “Don’t Try”, p. 9; checked via Wikiquote, not the book. The same wording appears in book summaries and uploaded copies found via Internet Archive full-text search, but no authorised scan, preview or publisher excerpt was availableEchoes Epictetus, Enchiridion VIII: wish events to happen as they do happenWatch on YouTube: Mark Manson: The Subtle Art (summarized by the author) ↗Mark Manson discusses his bookWatch on YouTube: Mark Manson with Chris Williamson ↗Mark Manson discusses this idea (Modern Wisdom)