“I asked myself a simple question: “Would I rather make decent money and work a job I hated, or play at Internet… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“With this value, to not pursue my own projects became the failure—not a lack of money, not sleeping on friends’ and family’s… — Mark Manson Failure Copy Share Image
“Life is essentially an endless series of problems. The solution to one problem is merely the creation of the next one. Don't… — Mark Manson Life Copy Share Image
“Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times… — Mark Manson Failure Copy Share Image
“Stress-related health issues, anxiety disorders, and cases of depression have skyrocketed over the past thirty years, despite the fact that everyone has… — Mark Manson Depression Copy Share Image
One thing that I think most people don't notice is that if you're sitting around telling yourself, 'I want to be happier,'… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Whether you're from Egypt or Argentina or Singapore or Canada, you have a need to feel important, a need to feel secure,… — Mark Manson Culture Copy Share Image
I think people who become compulsive about fitness or eating right, a lot of the time it's out of fear that they're… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“See, I couldn’t control her. No matter how many times I called her, or screamed at her, or begged her to take… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“My recommendation: don’t be special; don’t be unique. Redefine your metrics in mundane and broad ways. Choose to measure yourself not as… — Mark Manson Define yourself Copy Share Image
“It’s strange that in an age when we are more connected than ever, entitlement seems to be at an all-time high. Something… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Growth is an endlessly iterative process. When we learn something new, we don't go from "wrong" to "right." Rather, we go from… — Mark Manson Growth Copy Share Image
“We don't actually know what a positive or negative experience is. Some of the most difficult and stressful moments of our lives… — Mark Manson Change Copy Share Image
“Essentially, we become more selective about the fucks we're willing to give. This is something called maturity. It's nice; you should try… — Mark Manson Maturity Copy Share Image
“Or let’s say you have an anger problem. You get pissed off at the stupidest, most inane stuff, and you have no… — Mark Manson Anger Copy Share Image
“When “real traumatic shit” like this happens in our lives, we begin to unconsciously feel as though we have problems that we’re… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“It’s far more helpful to assume that you’re ignorant and don’t know a whole lot. This keeps you unattached to superstitious or… — Mark Manson Faith Copy Share Image
“Now if you feel like shit for even five minutes, you’re bombarded with 350 images of people totally happy and having amazing… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“At some point, most of us reach a place where we’re afraid to fail, where we instinctively avoid failure and stick only… — Mark Manson Failure Copy Share Image
I'm constantly obsessing about brand. I think of my books in terms of brand. I think of my blog articles in terms… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Despite dreaming about making a living through his art, the real potential of becoming An Artist Nobody Likes was far, far scarier… — Mark Manson Art Copy Share Image
Whereas a lot of Buddhism concerns itself with stages of enlightenment, various precepts and moral codes, and even power structures and hierarchies,… — Mark Manson Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Or you’re so worried about doing the right thing all the time that you become worried about how much you’re worrying. Or… — Mark Manson Doing the right thing Copy Share Image
“At some point, most of us reach a place where we’re afraid to fail, where we instinctively avoid failure and stick only… — Mark Manson Failure Copy Share Image
Here's a pro-tip: there's no such thing as a 'gym person.' There are just people who go to the gym. Similarly, there's… — Mark Manson Exercise Copy Share Image
“Instead of striving for certainty, we should be in constant search of doubt: doubt about our own beliefs, doubt about our own… — Mark Manson Certainty Copy Share Image
“Some of the most difficult and stressful moments of our lives also end up being the most formative and motivating. Some of… — Mark Manson Motivation Copy Share Image
“Psychologists sometimes refer to this concept as the 'hedonic treadmill': the idea that we're always working hard to change our life situation,… — Mark Manson Life Copy Share Image
I had to decide that, you know what, I don't know who the hell I am or what I'm doing, but I… — Mark Manson Day Copy Share Image
“The truth is that there’s no such thing as a personal problem. If you’ve got a problem, chances are millions of other… — Mark Manson Problem Copy Share Image
“Bukowski once wrote, “We’re all going to die, all of us. What a circus! That alone should make us love each other,… — Mark Manson Life Copy Share Image
“The only way to solve our problems is to first admit that our actions and beliefs up to this point have been… — Mark Manson Change Copy Share Image
“For individuals to feel justified in doing horrible things to other people, they must feel an unwavering certainty in their own righteousness,… — Mark Manson Entitlement Copy Share Image
“Defining Good and Bad Values Good values are 1) reality-based, 2) socially constructive, and 3) immediate and controllable. Bad values are 1)… — Mark Manson Good and bad Copy Share Image
“We are actually often happier with less. When we’re overloaded with opportunities and options, we suffer from what psychologists refer to as… — Mark Manson Choice Copy Share Image
Self Help is a notoriously crowded market, but I believe that I've successfully differentiated myself in a few ways. For one, most… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“If it's down to me being screwed up, or everybody else being screwed up, it is far, far, far more likely that… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“The point is this: we all must give a fuck about something, in order to value something. And to value something, we… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“In my life, I have given a fuck about many things. I have also not given a fuck about many things. And… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“The responsibility/fault fallacy allows people to pass off the responsibility for solving their problems to others. This ability to alleviate responsibility through… — Mark Manson Christmas tree Copy Share Image
