#1 International Bestseller and #1 New York Times Bestseller Over 2 million
copies sold 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.