Mark Manson
American author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Everything Is F*cked. Writes essays and book reviews at markmanson.net.
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Their wordsPeople make this mistake of setting new goals every January 1st, but forget that goals are the path, not the destination.
↗4 Simple Steps to Change Your Lifemarkmanson.net 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsThe pretty truth is that you have a purpose on this planet. The gorgeous truth is that you get to define that purpose.
↗4 Simple Steps to Change Your Lifemarkmanson.net 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordswhen you take money over meaning, you just burn yourself out and end up producing a worse result.
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Their wordsChatGPT, in particular, seemed to just want to validate me, tell me how great I was, reinforce any bad beliefs I might have had, and avoid saying anything uncomfortable.
↗The Problem With AI Life Coaching—and My Solutionmarkmanson.net 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsBecause when you believe in something, when you become obsessed with something, you sacrifice yourself to it. And that sacrifice actually feels like pain and stress and doubt. Not fun.
↗The Problem With AI Life Coaching—and My Solutionmarkmanson.net 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 19 months earlier
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Their wordsExposure therapy works because the human mind is an association machine.
↗How to Conquer Your Biggest Fearmarkmanson.net 1st of 2 in this piece
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A person's identity is essentially the sum of their accumulated associations and repeated habits.
Their wordsTake the sum total of those associations and you get a person's identity.
↗How to Conquer Your Biggest Fearmarkmanson.net 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsIf you treat yourself poorly, then you will also unconsciously seek out and tolerate others who treat you poorly.
↗40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20)markmanson.net 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThe most valuable things in life compound over a long period of time
↗40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20)markmanson.net 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsMost people are good. And while you might get hurt or embarrassed sometimes, the alternative is just way worse.
↗40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20)markmanson.net 3rd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsBut unfortunately, today, we know conclusively that it is simply not true. A great amount of people's personalities, dispositions, beliefs, and dysfunctions are genetically-driven.
↗33 Powerful Books That Might Change Your Lifemarkmanson.net
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Their wordsThe Spotlight Effect says that we all tend to assume that people are paying far more attention to us than they actually are.
↗5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuckmarkmanson.net 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordscriticism is part of the job description of success, that the respect and admiration you want will always come with a healthy serving of critics eager to tear you down.
↗5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuckmarkmanson.net 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordslife rewards the willingness to fail, life rewards the person who is willing to embarrass themselves a little bit, who's willing to take some risks, who's willing to be bad at something for as long as it takes to get good at it.
↗5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuckmarkmanson.net 3rd of 3 in this piece