“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
“You too are going to die, and that's because you too were fortunate enough to have lived. You may not feel this.… — 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
“Our lives today are filled with information from the extremes of the bell curve of human experience, because in the media business… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“THE GREATEST TRUTHS IN LIFE ARE USUALLY THE MORE UNPLEASANT TO HEAR.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I think, as humans, we all care deeply about our life's legacy, and contemplating our own mortality is the only real… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Everything has an opportunity cost, and the big things we want in life - like happiness and healthy relationships and wealth -… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“I once heard an artist say that when a person has no problems, the mind automatically finds a way to invent some.… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Because when we give too many fucks, when we choose to give a fuck about everything, then we feel as though we… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Death is important for a couple reasons. The first is that death creates scarcity in our life, which therefore gives our decisions… — Mark Manson 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 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 Copy Share Image
“Don't hope for a life without problems,' the panda said. 'There's no such thing. Instead, hope for a life full of good… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Real happiness comes from discovering a sense of importance in one's actions and in one's life. — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“I didn’t choose this life; I didn’t choose this horrible, horrible condition. But I get to choose how to live with it;… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“we, individually, are responsible for everything in our lives, no matter the external circumstances” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“We’re all, for the most part, pretty average people. But it’s the extremes that get all of the publicity. We kind of… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Like anything worth doing in life, happiness takes time and patience and consistency. — 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
“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 Copy Share Image
“conventional life advice—all the positive and happy self-help stuff we hear all the time—is actually fixating on what you lack. It lasers… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Once you accept the premise that a life is worthwhile only if it is truly notable and great, then you basically accept… — Mark Manson 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 Copy Share Image
“Confronting the reality of our own mortality is important because it obliterates all the crappy, fragile, superficial values in life. While most… — 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
