"I didn’t choose this life; I didn’t choose this horrible, horrible condition. But I get to choose how to live with it; I have to choose how to live with it. "
The writing is harsh than other books in the market, it's full of F words, almost 1 F in each page. Mark is a realistic advisor, his comments and attacks are touché and strong, he doesn't even lower his voice to please you by saying 'life is beautiful, just move forward' this kind of kind yet pointless motivation sentences. He will just slap you to your face and let you know life is too cruel to victimise yourself.
One of the good quote in the book:
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
by Mark Manson
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1. Describe the reading
2. Gangstar cover design & writing style
3. If you prefer gentle self-help...
4. Quotes
Describe the reading
Published by September 13, 2016. Self-help, hardcore self-help. Alottttttttt of F words. Naggy Mark. Read for free under Kindle Unlimited.Gangster cover design & writing style
The f word in title kind of a hit and impress, big, openly, and printed on a book. It planted to my memory since I first seen it from friend's reading in 2021, success cover design.The writing is harsh than other books in the market, it's full of F words, almost 1 F in each page. Mark is a realistic advisor, his comments and attacks are touché and strong, he doesn't even lower his voice to please you by saying 'life is beautiful, just move forward' this kind of kind yet pointless motivation sentences. He will just slap you to your face and let you know life is too cruel to victimise yourself.
If you prefer gentle self-help...
...this is definitely not a choice for you. This book is not wrote to make you feel good about life, but to remind you about the truth of this cruel society and no one would care you except yourself.One of the good quote in the book:
The point isn’t to get away from the shit. The point is to find the shit you enjoy dealing with.Indeed. Things won't get resolved by ignoring them. The problem will stay until we face it sincerely, seek for a solution and acceptable conclusion.
Read this to check out how should you build a strong mindset & self-care, also to face the problem in your life.
Valuable quotes from the readings
- The smallest dog barks the loudest. A confident man doesn’t feel a need to prove that he’s confident.
- Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience.
- The point isn’t to get away from the shit. The point is to find the shit you enjoy dealing with.
- I think what most people—especially educated, pampered middle-class white people—consider “life problems” are really just side effects of not having anything more important to worry about.
- the greatest truths in life are usually the most unpleasant to hear.
- problems never fucking go away, they just improve.
- True happiness occurs only when you find the problems you enjoy having and enjoy solving.
- negative emotions are a call to action. When you feel them, it’s because you’re supposed to do something.
- You can’t win if you don’t play.
- To simply blame others is only to hurt yourself.
- I didn’t choose this life; I didn’t choose this horrible, horrible condition. But I get to choose how to live with it; I have to choose how to live with it.
- The more people there are who proclaim themselves victims over tiny infractions, the harder it becomes to see who the real victims actually are.