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Time Quotes by Mark Manson

40 Time quotes by Mark Manson

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He says we should keep looking for doubt about our own beliefs, not just chase certainty. He warns that staying positive all the time hides real problems and robs us of growth. He reminds us that each moment we choose what to care about, so change can be as simple as a new choice.

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“if you’re dreaming of something all the time, then you’re reinforcing the same unconscious reality over and over: that you are not…

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Like anything worth doing in life, happiness takes time and patience and consistency.

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“If you think about a young child trying to learn to walk, that child will fall down and hurt itself hundreds of…

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Little things, when we're caught up and fretting about them, often appear to be big and meaningful and world-changing in the moment…

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“Self-awareness is like an onion. There are multiple layers to it, and the more you peel them back, the more likely you’re…

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“You are already choosing, in every moment of every day, what to give a fuck about, so change is as simple as…

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The truth is, I do some of my best writing at 3 A.M. while blasting 'Every Time I Die' into my ear…

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I think it's always been normal for humans to compare themselves to each other, but we're so hyper-connected all the time now…

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“You are already choosing, in every moment of every day, what to give a fuck about, so change is as simple as…

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That first morning that I woke up self-employed, terror quickly consumed me. I found myself sitting with my laptop and realized, for…

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“As the existential philosopher Albert Camus said (and I’m pretty sure he wasn’t on LSD at the time): ‘You will never be…

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Death is important for a couple reasons. The first is that death creates scarcity in our life, which therefore gives our decisions…

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In 2008, after holding down a day job for all of six weeks, I gave up on the whole job thing to…

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“Because when we give too many fucks, when we choose to give a fuck about everything, then we feel as though we…

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Pain is important, and changing who you are is difficult, painful, and scary. Most of the self-help industry sees change as this…

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Obviously, we all want to feel pleasure. It can't be one of our highest priorities because, simply put, anything worthwhile in life…

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“Because I failed to separate what I felt from what was, I was incapable of stepping outside myself and seeing the world…

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“There’s a bluntness to Russian culture that generally rubs Westerners the wrong way. Gone are the fake niceties and verbal webs of…

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“The truth is that there’s no such thing as a personal problem. If you’ve got a problem, chances are millions of other…

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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…

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“Instead of striving for certainty, we should be in constant search of doubt: doubt about our own beliefs, doubt about our own…

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“We don't actually know what a positive or negative experience is. Some of the most difficult and stressful moments of our lives…

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“The truth is that there’s no such thing as a personal problem. If you’ve got a problem, chances are millions of other…

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“The big story for me personally over the past few years has been my ability to open myself up to commitment. I’ve…

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“through the wonders of consumer culture and hey-look-my-life-is-cooler-than-yours social media, has bred a whole generation of people who believe that having these…

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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…

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“Our most radical changes in perspective often happen at the tail end of our worst moments.”

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“If someone is better than you at something, it is likely that they have failed at it more times than you have.”

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“Or you’re so worried about doing the right thing all the time that you become worried about how much you’re worrying. Or…

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“The truth is that there’s no such thing as a personal problem. If you’ve got a problem, chances are millions of other…

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“Some of the most difficult and stressful moments of our lives also end up being the most formative and motivating. Some of…

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I think people who become compulsive about fitness or eating right, a lot of the time it's out of fear that they're…

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One thing that I think most people don't notice is that if you're sitting around telling yourself, 'I want to be happier,'…

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I started my blog back in 2009 because every Internet business and marketing seminar I watched at the time told me I…

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“Outrage is like a lot of other things that feel good but over time devour us from the inside out. And it’s…

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The first step in making better choices is to simply be brutally honest about your own behavior to yourself. What are the…

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“When we force ourselves to stay positive at all times, we deny the existence of our life’s problems. And when we deny…

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“As we get older, with the benefit of experience (and having seen so much time slip by), we begin to notice that…

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“People get addicted to feeling offended all the time because it gives them a high; being self-righteous and morally superior feels good.…

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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…

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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…

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

“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,…

“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…

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

“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…

“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…

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

“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…

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

“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.…

“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…

“That's simply reality: if it feels like it's you versus the world, chances are it's really just you versus yourself.”

Generally, our first idea of what our business is going to be is not the right one. It takes a few iterations; to get…

“Commitment gives you freedom because you’re no longer distracted by the unimportant and frivolous.”