“That's simply reality: if it feels like it's you versus the world, chances are it's really just you versus yourself.” — Mark Manson Person Copy Share Image
“As Freud once said, “One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” — Mark Manson Freud 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 Hope Copy Share Image
“A person who actually has a high self-worth is able to look at the negative parts of his character frankly—” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“And we feel motivation only when we feel enough emotional inspiration.” — Mark Manson Inspiration Copy Share Image
“Don't just sit there. Do something. The answers will follow. ... Action--> Inspiration --> Motivation” — Mark Manson Inspiration Copy Share Image
“Wanting positive experience is a negative experience; accepting negative experience is a positive experience.” — Mark Manson Positive Copy Share Image
“But at no point does that child ever stop and think, “Oh, I guess walking just isn’t for me. I’m not good… — Mark Manson Child 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 Feel 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
“Anyone who has read a lot can tell you that the best ideas you take from a certain book often have nothing… — Mark Manson Book 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
“If you want to change how you see your problems, you have to change what you value and/or how you measure failure/success.… — Mark Manson Change Copy Share Image
“Improvement at anything is based on a thousand of tiny failures, ...and the magnitude of your success is based on how many… — Mark Manson Failure Copy Share Image
“Entitlement closes in upon itself in a kind of narcissistic bubble, distorting anything and everything in such a way as to reinforce… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Question #3: Would being wrong create a better or a worse problem than my current problem, for both myself and others? This” — Mark Manson Problem solving 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
“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
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
“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
“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
“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 Screwed Copy Share Image
“Then, about a year later, something funny began to happen. As I looked back on our relationship, I started to notice problems… — Mark Manson Great Boyfriend 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 Blamed Copy Share Image
“But there are also problems that we aren’t at fault for, yet we are still responsible for them. For example, if you… — Mark Manson Newborn baby 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
“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
“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
“Some examples of good, healthy values: honesty, innovation, vulnerability, standing up for oneself, standing up for others, self-respect, curiosity, charity, humility, creativity.… — Mark Manson Center of attention 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 Art form Copy Share Image
“During the first couple years I worked for myself, entire weeks would go by without my accomplishing much, for no other reason… — Mark Manson Right now Copy Share Image
