“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
“taking responsibility for our problems is far more important, because that’s where the real learning comes from.” — Mark Manson Responsibility Copy Share Image
“You cannot be a powerful and life-changing presence to some people without being a joke or an embarrassment to others.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
You can't have a pain-free life. It can't all be roses and unicorns. — Mark Manson Life Copy Share Image
“If someone is worse than you, it’s likely because he hasn’t been through all of the painful learning experiences you have.” — Mark Manson Learning Experiences Copy Share Image
“Another large share of it comes from overbearing or critical parents who don’t let their kids screw up on their own often… — Mark Manson Parenting Copy Share Image
“I said something like, “I’m really sorry you died.” He laughed. I don’t remember exactly what his words were, but he said… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“And we feel motivation only when we feel enough emotional inspiration.” — Mark Manson Inspiration Copy Share Image
“Fear and anxiety and sadness are not necessarily always undesirable or unhelpful states of mind; rather, they are often representatives of the… — Mark Manson Anxiety 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
“I’m sure a lot of it comes from our education system, which judges rigorously based on performance and punishes those who don’t… — Mark Manson Education Copy Share Image
“Then say hello to your midlife crisis, because the problem that drove you your entire adult life was just taken away from… — Mark Manson Adult life 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 Inspiration Copy Share Image
“Most of us struggle throughout our lives by giving too many fucks in situations where fucks do not deserve to be given.” — 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 Happiness Copy Share Image
Life is a big and complex game. It's the largest open world game known to date. We all begin with different starting… — Mark Manson Game 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 Success Copy Share Image
One of the problems of modern society, or the post-Internet age, is that there are so many things bombarding us that we… — Mark Manson Age 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 Copy Share Image
I think most people who try to start a business, they realise very quickly that one of the biggest hurdles is having… — Mark Manson Business 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
“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 Copy Share Image
“You could call it “hitting bottom” or “having an existential crisis.” I prefer to call it “weathering the shitstorm.” Choose what suits… — Mark Manson Existential crisis 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
