“Many people measure their self-worth based on how much money they make... once one is able to provide for basic physical needs… — Mark Manson 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 Copy Share Image
“When the standard of success becomes merely acting—when any result is regarded as progress and important, when inspiration is seen as a… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“What determines your success isn’t, “What do you want to enjoy?” The relevant question is, “What pain do you want to sustain?”… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“If your metric for the value “success by worldly standards” is “Buy a house and a nice car,” and you spend twenty… — Mark Manson 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 Copy Share Image
Happiness is not something you achieve. It's not something you do or someplace you get to. Happiness is something you inhabit. — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Success is self-defined. You can choose what you think success is, and you can always change your mind. — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Failure itself is a relative concept. If my metric had been to become an anarcho-communist revolutionary, then my complete failure to make… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times… — 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
“Values underlie everything we are and do. If what we value is unhelpful, if what we consider success/failure is poorly chosen, then… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“If someone is better than you at something, it is likely that they have failed at it more times than you have.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Ever notice that sometimes when you care less about something, you do better at it? Notice how it’s often the person who… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“If we follow the “do something” principle, failure feels unimportant. When the standard of success becomes merely acting—when any result is regarded… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
The fear of failure never goes away. In many ways, you could argue that success multiplies the opportunities for failure. It's just… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Commitment allows you to focus intently on a few highly important goals and achieve a greater degree of success than you otherwise… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“When a culture’s standard of success is to “be extraordinary,” it then becomes better to be at the extreme low end of… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“We can be truly successful only at something we’re willing to fail at. If we’re unwilling to fail, then we’re unwilling to… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Self-improvement and success often occur together. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re the same thing.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“And then we have all the mass media that constantly expose us to stellar success after success, while not showing us the… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times you’ve failed at something.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“There are no other opportunities to keep growing and improving, and yet it’s growth that generates happiness, not a long list of… — 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
