“It’s worth remembering that for any change to happen in your life, you must be wrong about something.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“As with most excesses in life, you have to drown yourself in them to realize that they don’t make you happy.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“nobody makes it through life without collecting a few scars on the way out.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“death is the light by which the shadow of all of life’s meaning is measured.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Happiness is a constant work-in-progress, because solving problems is a constant work-in-progress.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Many celebrities are probably just as clueless about life as the people who gawk at them and follow their every move.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“In my life, I have given a fuck about many people and many things. I have also not given a fuck about… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“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… — Mark Manson 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 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 Copy Share Image
“What pain do you want in your life? What are you willing to struggle for?” Because that seems to be a greater… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“The key to a good life is not giving a fuck about more; it’s giving a fuck about less, giving a fuck… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Life is a big and complex game. It's the largest open world game known to date. We all begin with different starting… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“our values determine the nature of our problems, and the nature of our problems determines the quality of our lives. Values” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
It's possible to fall in love with somebody who doesn't treat us well, who makes us feel worse about ourselves, who doesn't… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“The more interesting question is the pain. What is the pain that you want to sustain? That’s the hard question that matters,… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Obviously, we all want to feel pleasure. It can't be one of our highest priorities because, simply put, anything worthwhile in life… — Mark Manson 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
We usually think of improving our life by adding stuff - like more things, more success, more friends. I think the starting… — Mark Manson 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 Copy Share Image
“The act of choosing a value for yourself requires rejecting alternative values. If I choose to make my marriage the most important… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Everyone and their TV commercial wants you to believe that the key to a good life is a nicer job, or a… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“All of human civilization, he says, is basically a result of immortality projects: the cities and governments and structures and authorities in… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“All day, every day, we are flooded with the truly extraordinary. The best of the best. The worst of the worst. The… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Many people become so obsessed with being "right" about their life that they never end up actually living it.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Don’t hope for a life without problems. There’s no such thing. Instead, hope for a life full of good problems.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Action → Inspiration → Motivation If you lack the motivation to make an important change in your life, do something—anything, really—and then… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“A more interesting question, a question that most people never consider, is, “What pain do you want in your life? What are… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
What I really, really love is writing. If I can just write and make a really nice living out of that, why… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
At the core of all human behavior, the good feelings we all want are more or less the same. Therefore, what we… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
I started my blog back in 2009 because every Internet business and marketing seminar I watched at the time told me I… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Then say hello to your midlife crisis, because the problem that drove you your entire adult life was just taken away from… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
I'm your typical highly educated, progressive white dude. I've lived my life resisting racism both within myself and in the society around… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“What pain do you want in your life? What are you willing to struggle for?” Because that seems to be a greater determinant of… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“death is the light by which the shadow of all of life’s meaning is measured.” — Mark Manson 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 (food shelter,… — 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 be comfortable… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time, there were two youngsters, a boy and a girl. Their families hated each other. But the boy snuck into a… — 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 I'm the… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“If you’re miserable in your current situation, chances are it’s because you feel like some part of it is outside your control—that there’s a… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Every new conversation, every new relationship, brings new challenges and opportunities for honest expression. — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“With great power comes great responsibility.” It is true. But there’s a better version of this quote, a version that actually is profound, and… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“If someone is better than you at something, then it’s likely because she has failed at it more than you have.” — Mark Manson 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 idea why.… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Some examples of good, healthy values: honesty, innovation, vulnerability, standing up for oneself, standing up for others, self-respect, curiosity, charity, humility, creativity. Some examples… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
