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Mark Manson

born 1984Modern psychology & self-helpContemporary (1950 – today)Person

Mark Manson is an American self-help author and blogger. His bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016) argues that life's struggles give it meaning and pushes back against relentless positive thinking.

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

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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 available
Echoes Epictetus, Enchiridion VIII: wish events to happen as they do happen
Watch on YouTube: Mark Manson: The Subtle Art (summarized by the author) ↗Mark Manson discusses his book
Watch on YouTube: Mark Manson with Chris Williamson ↗Mark Manson discusses this idea (Modern Wisdom)
ProbablesourceMaxim: Happiness is reality minus expectations.