The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson | Book Review
Book Name: The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Author: Mark Manson
Genre: Non-fiction
Originally Published: 2016
Original Language: English
Number of Pages: 224
Goodreads Ratings: 3.9/5
Amazon Ratings: 4.5/5
In my life, I have given a f*ck about many people and many things. I have also not given a f*ck about many people and many things. And like the road not taken, it was the f*cks not given that made all the difference.
Mark Manson
About ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck’
The book ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck‘ was written by popular writer and blogger Mark Manson in 2016. This book is revolutionary and very different from general self-help books. According to Mark Manson, most self-help books give impractical positive ideas that are useless. The key idea of this book is to aware people of, not giving focus on unimportant things, people, and thoughts. Basically, when we divert our minds to the things that matter in long-term growth, our chances to be successful increase. As a result, we feel happy and content. However, Mark talks about three subtleties in the book that clarifies what it means to give or not give a f*ck.
Subtlety #1: Not giving a f*ck does not mean being indifferent, it means being comfortable with being different.
Subtlety #2: To not give a f*ck about adversity, you must first give a f*ck about something more important than adversity.
Subtlety #3: Whether you realize it or not, you are always choosing what to give a f*ck about.
Overall, this book has 9 chapters that talk about ideas related to happiness, positive-negative experiences, suffering, failures, etc.
- Don’t try.
- Happiness is a problem.
- You are not special.
- The value of suffering.
- You are always choosing.
- You are wrong about everything.
- Failure is the way forward.
- The importance of saying no.
- And then you die.
Who you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle for.
Mark Manson
About the Author ‘Mark Manson’
Mark Manson was born in 1984 in America. He is a self-help author and blogger. His book “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” made him popular around the globe. Mark started his journey with a dating advice blog in 2008. He has also worked with Will Smith on his biography. Later the book Will was released in 2021.
whereisengineer’s view
Even written in hard and sensitive language, this book never fails to impress its readers. The book ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck’ is a must-read book written in simple English. Undoubtedly, this book is very different from all-time popular self-help books. Anyone willing to have a breakthrough in his/her life should read this book at least once.
whereisengineer rating: 4.2/5
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