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!
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English language
Published April 3, 2016
The subtle art of not giving a f*ck
a counterintuitive approach to living a good life
by Mark Manson
Mark Manson: The subtle art of not giving a f*ck (AudiobookFormat, 2016)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4417-1141-0
- OCLC Number:
- 956999728
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4 stars
(5 reviews)
Popular blogger Mark Manson argues that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to better stomach lemons. Human beings are flawed and limited. There are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault. Manson encourages us to get to know our limitations and accept them, arguing that the only way to begin to find the courage and confidence we desperately seek is to stop avoiding and start confronting painful truths.
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.
