Like anything worth doing in life, happiness takes time and patience and consistency. — Mark Manson Happiness Copy Share Image
I think that, pretty much, any good thing taken to extremes can become a bad thing. — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“True happiness occurs only when you find the problems you enjoy having and enjoy solving.” — Mark Manson Happiness Copy Share Image
“THE GREATEST TRUTHS IN LIFE ARE USUALLY THE MORE UNPLEASANT TO HEAR.” — Mark Manson Life Copy Share Image
“death is the light by which the shadow of all of life’s meaning is measured.” — Mark Manson Death Copy Share Image
“But the problem with entitlement is that it makes people need to feel good about themselves all the time, even at the… — Mark Manson Entitlement Copy Share Image
“There's always a pile of shit waiting for you. You just need to see what shit you like and adapt.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Shitty values involve tangible external goals outside of our control. Better values are process-oriented.” — Mark Manson Goal-setting Copy Share Image
I think humility - which I think is a very good value to adopt - is basically an extension of understanding your… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“The avoidance of suffering is a form of suffering. The avoidance of struggle is a struggle. The denial of failure is a… — Mark Manson Adversity Copy Share Image
“The setting of proper boundaries doesn’t mean you can’t help or support your partner or be helped and supported yourself.” — Mark Manson Boundaries Copy Share Image
“The true measurement of self-worth is not how a person feels about her positive experiences, but rather how she feels about her… — Mark Manson Self worth Copy Share Image
“We like the idea that we can feel fulfilled and satisfied with our lives forever. But we cannot.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
The motivation to do anything - like change your entire life around - doesn't just come from some magical, mystical place within… — Mark Manson Action Copy Share Image
“You get anxious about confronting somebody in your life. That anxiety cripples you and you start wondering why you’re so anxious. Now… — Mark Manson Anxiety Copy Share Image
People want to start their own business or become financially independent. But you don't end up a successful entrepreneur unless you find… — Mark Manson Business Copy Share Image
“Happiness is a constant work-in-progress, because solving problems is a constant work-in-progress—the solutions to today’s problems will lay the foundation for tomorrow’s… — Mark Manson Happiness 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
“If you lack the motivation to make an important change in your life, do something—anything, really—and then harness the reaction to that… — Mark Manson Change Copy Share Image
When most people set out to change their lives, they often focus on all the external stuff, like a new job or… — Mark Manson Change Copy Share Image
If I ask you, 'What do you want out of life?' and you say something like, 'I want to be happy and… — Mark Manson Family Copy Share Image
“By “boundaries” I mean the delineation between two people’s responsibilities for their own problems. People in a healthy relationship with strong boundaries… — Mark Manson Boundaries Copy Share Image
“The ticket to emotional health, like that to physical health, comes from eating your veggies—that is, accepting the bland and mundane truths… — Mark Manson Emotional health Copy Share Image
“After all, that constant pressure to be something amazing, to be the next big thing, will be lifted off your back. The… — Mark Manson Good book Copy Share Image
“Just as we look back in horror at the lives of people five hundred years ago, I imagine people five hundred years… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“There’s a bluntness to Russian culture that generally rubs Westerners the wrong way. Gone are the fake niceties and verbal webs of… — Mark Manson Russia 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 would be awesome. And sick. And sad. And uplifting. And necessary. After all, the greatest truths in life are usually the… — Mark Manson Junk food Copy Share Image
“Manson’s law applies to both good and bad things in life. Making a million dollars could threaten your identity just as much… — Mark Manson Afraid of failure Copy Share Image
“Problems never stop; they merely get exchanged and/or upgraded.” — Mark Manson Problem solving Copy Share Image
“Biologically, women have a lot more to lose than men when it comes to having sex.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
You can't have a pain-free life. It can't all be roses and unicorns. — Mark Manson Free life Copy Share Image
“The more something threatens your identity, the more you will avoid it. That” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Most of us commit to action only if we feel a certain level of motivation.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
