Most of us commit to action only if we feel a certain level of motivation. And we feel motivation only when we… — Mark Manson Action Copy Share Image
There's nothing wrong with having goals, but obsessing over them is often counterproductive because, in reality, achieving a goal isn't always what… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Happiness is not something you achieve. It's not something you do or someplace you get to. Happiness is something you inhabit. — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Just because you fall in love with someone doesn't necessarily mean they're a good partner for you to be with over the… — Mark Manson Fall in love Copy Share Image
“To most women, a man with no neediness is like a woman with perfect tits and a gorgeously sculpted ass.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“You could call it “hitting bottom” or “having an existential crisis.” I prefer to call it “weathering the shitstorm.” Choose what suits… — Mark Manson Existential Copy Share Image
“Self-improvement and success often occur together. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re the same thing.” — Mark Manson Improvement Copy Share Image
“It takes just as much energy and delusional self-aggrandizement to maintain the belief that one has insurmountable problems as that one has… — Mark Manson Faith Copy Share Image
I think my approach to a creative career was very entrepreneurial. Even though I'm a writer, I've always viewed my work much… — Mark Manson Career Copy Share Image
“Many people measure their self-worth based on how much money they make... once one is able to provide for basic physical needs… — Mark Manson Money Copy Share Image
“The difference between a healthy and an unhealthy relationship comes down to two things: 1) how well each person in the relationship… — Mark Manson Health Copy Share Image
“happiness comes from the same thing: caring about something greater than yourself, believing that you are a contributing component in some much… — Mark Manson Happiness Copy Share Image
We start caring way too much about that new TV show or how many likes we're getting on Facebook or what our… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
We all have great aspirations for ourselves, but if you expect yourself to change the world tomorrow, then you're going to just… — Mark Manson Aspirations Copy Share Image
“Outrage is like a lot of other things that feel good but over time devour us from the inside out. And it’s… — Mark Manson Outrage Copy Share Image
“Now I live in New York. I have a house and furniture and an electric bill and a wife. None of it… — Mark Manson Absolute freedom Copy Share Image
“Death is the only thing we can know with any certainty. And as such, it must be the compass by which we… — Mark Manson Certainty Copy Share Image
“People get addicted to feeling offended all the time because it gives them a high; being self-righteous and morally superior feels good.… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“This is why our problems are recursive and unavoidable. The person you marry is the person you fight with. The house you… — Mark Manson Dream job Copy Share Image
“But now? Now if you feel like shit for even five minutes, you’re bombarded with 350 images of people totally happy and… — Mark Manson Feeling bad Copy Share Image
“Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience. Any attempt to escape the negative, to avoid it or… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“In the long run, completing a marathon makes us happier than eating a chocolate cake. Raising a child makes us happier than… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Because when you give too many fucks—when you give a fuck about everyone and everything—you will feel that you’re perpetually entitled to… — Mark Manson Adversity Copy Share Image
“Judges don’t get to choose their cases. When a case goes to court, the judge assigned to it did not commit the… — Mark Manson Constitution Copy Share Image
“here’s something that’s weird but true: we don’t actually know what a positive or negative experience is.” — Mark Manson Experience Copy Share Image
Approaching people looking for something in return isn't a relationship, it's a transaction. — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
I felt that no self-help book had been written for millennials yet, so my ultimate goal was to write it. — Mark Manson Book Copy Share Image
“Don't just sit there. Do something. The answers will follow. ... Action--> Inspiration --> Motivation” — Mark Manson Inspiration Copy Share Image
“Wanting positive experience is a negative experience; accepting negative experience is a positive experience.” — Mark Manson Positive Copy Share Image
“Many people may be to blame for your unhappiness, but nobody is ever responsible for your unhappiness but you.” — Mark Manson Sadness Copy Share Image
“But at no point does that child ever stop and think, “Oh, I guess walking just isn’t for me. I’m not good… — Mark Manson Child Copy Share Image
Long-term, perpetual travel is the dream of many. But surprisingly, for such a popular desire, few people realize how accessible it is. — Mark Manson Desire Copy Share Image
Aside from birthing me my first grey hairs and keeping me up at night more times than I'd like to count, 'The… — Mark Manson Art Copy Share Image
“the philosopher Alan Watts used to refer to as “the backwards law”—the idea that the more you pursue feeling better all the… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“When the standard of success becomes merely acting—when any result is regarded as progress and important, when inspiration is seen as a… — Mark Manson Inspiration Copy Share Image
“This, in a nutshell, is what “self-improvement” is really about: prioritizing better values, choosing better things to give a fuck about. Because… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Travel is a fantastic self-development tool, because it extricates you from the values of your culture and shows you that another society… — Mark Manson Culture Copy Share Image
“Commitment makes decision-making easier and removes any fear of missing out; knowing that what you already have is good enough, why would… — Mark Manson Commitment Copy Share Image
“When viewed from this perspective, personal growth can actually be quite scientific. Our values are our hypotheses: this behavior is good and… — Mark Manson Growth Copy Share Image
One of the problems of modern society, or the post-Internet age, is that there are so many things bombarding us that we… — Mark Manson Age Copy Share Image
