Philosophy of Mind Quotes by Mark Manson

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“Aristotle wrote, “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Being able to look at and evaluate different values without necessarily adopting them is perhaps the central skill required in…

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“Very few animals on earth have the ability to think cogent thoughts to begin with, but we humans have the luxury of being able to have thoughts about our thoughts.”

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“What pain do you want in your life? What are you willing to struggle for?” Because that seems to be a greater determinant of…

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“death is the light by which the shadow of all of life’s meaning is measured.”

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“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, and so on), the correlation between happiness and worldly success quickly approaches zero. ...The other issue with overvaluing material success is the danger of prioritizing it over other values, such as honesty, nonviolence, and compassion.”

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“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 and happy at all times, that everything is supposed to be just exactly the fucking way you want it to be. This is a sickness. And it will eat you alive. You will see every adversity…

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“Once upon a time, there were two youngsters, a boy and a girl. Their families hated each other. But the boy snuck into a…

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“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…

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“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…

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Every new conversation, every new relationship, brings new challenges and opportunities for honest expression.

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“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 all you have to do is switch the nouns around: “With great responsibility comes great power.” The more we choose to accept responsibility in our lives, the more power we will exercise over our lives. Accepting…

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“If someone is better than you at something, then it’s likely because she has failed at it more than you have.”

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“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. And the fact that you get pissed off so easily starts to piss you off even more. And then, in your petty rage, you realize that being angry all the time makes you a shallow and…

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“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 of bad, unhealthy values: dominance through manipulation or violence, indiscriminate fucking, feeling good all the time, always being the center of attention, not being alone, being liked by everybody, being rich for the sake of being…

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