“The point is this: we all must give a fuck about something, in order to value something. And to value something, we… — Mark Manson Reject 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
“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
“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 Life Copy Share Image
“The truth is that there’s no such thing as a personal problem. If you’ve got a problem, chances are millions of other… — Mark Manson Problem 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 Life Copy Share Image
I had to decide that, you know what, I don't know who the hell I am or what I'm doing, but I… — Mark Manson Day Copy Share Image
“At some point, most of us reach a place where we’re afraid to fail, where we instinctively avoid failure and stick only… — Mark Manson Failure 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 Blame 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
“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 Business 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 Addiction Copy Share Image
“There’s a difference between blaming someone else for your situation and that person’s actually being responsible for your situation. Nobody else is… — Mark Manson Blaming Copy Share Image
“The truth is that there’s no such thing as a personal problem. If you’ve got a problem, chances are millions of other… — Mark Manson Psychology 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
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
“Despite dreaming about making a living through his art, the real potential of becoming An Artist Nobody Likes was far, far scarier… — Mark Manson Art 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
“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
“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
“At some point, most of us reach a place where we’re afraid to fail, where we instinctively avoid failure and stick only… — Mark Manson Failure Copy Share Image
I'm constantly obsessing about brand. I think of my books in terms of brand. I think of my blog articles in terms… — Mark Manson About Copy Share Image
Whether you're from Egypt or Argentina or Singapore or Canada, you have a need to feel important, a need to feel secure,… — Mark Manson Culture Copy Share Image
One thing that I think most people don't notice is that if you're sitting around telling yourself, 'I want to be happier,'… — Mark Manson Enough Copy Share Image
I think people who become compulsive about fitness or eating right, a lot of the time it's out of fear that they're… — Mark Manson Compulsive Copy Share Image
“With this value, to not pursue my own projects became the failure—not a lack of money, not sleeping on friends’ and family’s… — Mark Manson Failure Copy Share Image
“I asked myself a simple question: “Would I rather make decent money and work a job I hated, or play at Internet… — Mark Manson Asked Copy Share Image
“Stress-related health issues, anxiety disorders, and cases of depression have skyrocketed over the past thirty years, despite the fact that everyone has… — Mark Manson Depression Copy Share Image
“Life is essentially an endless series of problems. The solution to one problem is merely the creation of the next one. Don't… — Mark Manson Life 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 Happiness Copy Share Image
“Life is about not knowing and then doing something anyway. All of life is like this. It never changes. Even when you’re… — Mark Manson Fairy dust Copy Share Image
“Uncertainty is the root of all progress and all growth. As the old adage goes, the man who believes he knows everything… — Mark Manson Doubt 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 Failure Copy Share Image
It's easy to want the benefits of something; it's hard to want the cost. — Mark Manson Benefits Copy Share Image
'War and Peace' may be the most epic thing ever created by a human being. — Mark Manson Being Copy Share Image