190 sivua ; 20 cm, 190 pages
Russian language
Published April 3, 2017 by Alpina Pablisher.
In this book, blogger and former internet entrepreneur Mark Manson explains in simple, no expletives barred terms how to achieve happiness by caring more about fewer things and not caring at all about more. He explains how the metrics we use to define ourselves may be the very things holding us back. By redefining our metrics, questioning ourselves and doubting everything, we may be able to find that we're better off than we think, and thereby become happier people.
In this book, blogger and former internet entrepreneur Mark Manson explains in simple, no expletives barred terms how to achieve happiness by caring more about fewer things and not caring at all about more. He explains how the metrics we use to define ourselves may be the very things holding us back. By redefining our metrics, questioning ourselves and doubting everything, we may be able to find that we're better off than we think, and thereby become happier people.
Funny, tongue in cheek book that flips the bird to the traditional "self help books", I can recommend!
Funny, tongue in cheek book that flips the bird to the traditional "self help books", I can recommend!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
