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Mark Manson

What Mark Manson thinks about motivation

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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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  1. Our readingNew Year's goals are merely the path toward a person's underlying purpose, not the destination itself.

    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

  2. 7 days earlier

  3. Our readingChoosing money over meaning burns you out and produces worse results

    Their wordswhen you take money over meaning, you just burn yourself out and end up producing a worse result.

    ↗I Chose This Over $5 Millionmarkmanson.net

  4. 2 weeks earlier

  5. Our readingLiving according to a genuine purpose brings sacrifice, stress and pain rather than constant enjoyment.

    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