Review of 'Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Funny, tongue in cheek book that flips the bird to the traditional "self help books", I can recommend!
212 pages
English language
Published Sept. 13, 2016 by Harper.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, #1
by Mark Manson
4 stars
(5 reviews)
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, Manson 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 …
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, Manson 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.
matthewguy@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson (The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, #1)
Some good tips but written from a lot of privilege
4 stars
I like some of the things he says about improving mental health by not judging by others and not always having to be the best and appreciating what you have. But I can't help feeling that "Not Giving a Fuck" is a very privileged position to be in. Those who are disadvantaged by circumstance or discrimination may not have the luxury of this position.
Miya reviewed The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Wonderfully written, and a lot of great advice.
5 stars
What a beautifully written book. You could open it at any page, randomly choose a sentence and it would make for a wonderful quote. Once you started reading, it's hard to stop.
The book is full of great (life-) advice with fitting examples from the author's own experiences.
Suur One reviewed The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson (The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, #1)
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4 stars
I'm not usually a big fan of self help books, but the clever title has been fascinating me for a while now. I "read" this as an audio book. The philosophy it presents is pretty close to what I already have. As I don't give a fk about religion, I won't go into connections with buddhism or other religions, but the basic premise is that you need to limit what you give your limited number of fks about to be happier. The excessive swearing didn't bother me (Finns swear a lot anyway and are used to hearing a lot of swearing), because it was quite stylishly used. The fifth star from the review was dropped, because for me at least, the text sounded a bit repetitive at times repeating basically the same ideas in different words, but as it wasn't too long, it wasn't too annoying and the …
I'm not usually a big fan of self help books, but the clever title has been fascinating me for a while now. I "read" this as an audio book. The philosophy it presents is pretty close to what I already have. As I don't give a fk about religion, I won't go into connections with buddhism or other religions, but the basic premise is that you need to limit what you give your limited number of fks about to be happier. The excessive swearing didn't bother me (Finns swear a lot anyway and are used to hearing a lot of swearing), because it was quite stylishly used. The fifth star from the review was dropped, because for me at least, the text sounded a bit repetitive at times repeating basically the same ideas in different words, but as it wasn't too long, it wasn't too annoying and the listening experience was quite entertaining.
