“The woman stopped him. “Wait,” she said. “Can I have that napkin you were just drawing on? I’ll pay you for it.” — Mark Manson Stopped Copy Share Image
“I grew up in a wealthy family. Money was never a problem. On the contrary, I grew up in a wealthy family… — Mark Manson Family Copy Share Image
“Much of the advice out there operates at a shallow level of simply trying to make people feel good in the short… — mark manson Advice Copy Share Image
“Maturity is what happens when one learns to only give a fuck about what’s truly fuckworthy.” — Mark Manson Aging Copy Share Image
“our values determine the nature of our problems, and the nature of our problems determines the quality of our lives. Values” — Mark Manson Life 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 Child Copy Share Image
“The belief always takes precedence. Until we change how we view ourselves, what we believe we are and are not, we cannot… — Mark Manson Belief Copy Share Image
Generally, our first idea of what our business is going to be is not the right one. It takes a few iterations;… — Mark Manson Business 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. If… — Mark Manson Better 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 Failure Copy Share Image
“The deeper the pain, the more helpless we feel against our problems, and the more entitlement we adopt to compensate for those… — Mark Manson Entitlement Copy Share Image
“Denying negative emotions leads to experiencing deeper and more prolonged negative emotions and to emotional dysfunction. Constant positivity is a form of… — Mark Manson Negative emotions Copy Share Image
“For instance, if I measure myself by the standard “Make everyone I meet like me,” I will be anxious, because failure is… — Mark Manson Anxious Copy Share Image
“Our values are imperfect and incomplete, and to assume that they are perfect and complete is to put us in a dangerously… — Mark Manson Imperfect Copy Share Image
“A more interesting question, a question that most people never consider, is, “What pain do you want in your life? What are… — Mark Manson Life Copy Share Image
“You are already choosing, in every moment of every day, what to give a fuck about, so change is as simple as… — mark manson Change Copy Share Image
“Having lived under communism for so many generations, with little to no economic opportunity and caged by a culture of fear, Russian… — Mark Manson Trust Copy Share Image
“This is why our problems are recursive and unavoidable. The person you marry is the person you fight with. The house you… — Mark Manson Dream job Copy Share Image
“But it’s a generation later and the data is in: we’re not all exceptional. It turns out that merely feeling good about… — Mark Manson Adversity Copy Share Image
“It would be awesome. And sick. And sad. And uplifting. And necessary. After all, the greatest truths in life are usually the… — Mark Manson Junk food 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
“Manson’s law applies to both good and bad things in life. Making a million dollars could threaten your identity just as much… — Mark Manson Afraid of failure Copy Share Image
“Good values are 1) reality-based, 2) socially constructive, and 3) immediate and controllable. Bad values are 1) superstitious, 2) socially destructive, and… — Mark Manson Creativity 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
“Don't hope for a life without problems,' the panda said. 'There's no such thing. Instead, hope for a life full of good… — Mark Manson Hope Copy Share Image
Don't hang out with a bunch of people who drag you down when you can hang out with one person who makes… — Mark Manson Feel Copy Share Image
“Responsibility and fault often appear together in our culture. But they're not the same thing.” — Mark Manson Culture Copy Share Image
“It’s the backwards law again: the more you try to be certain about something, the more uncertain and insecure you will feel.… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
There's a paradox with self-improvement, and it is this: the ultimate goal of all self-improvement is to reach the point where you… — Mark Manson Feel Copy Share Image
“No, ma’am,” Picasso said. “It took me over sixty years to draw this.” He stuffed the napkin in his pocket and walked… — Mark Manson Artist Copy Share Image
“The biggest aphrodisiac in the world is someone who likes you, genuinely likes you. A woman's desire is to be desired. But… — Mark Manson Aphrodisiac Copy Share Image
“Unhealthy love is based on two people trying to escape their problems through their emotions for each other—in other words, they’re using… — Mark Manson Love Copy Share Image
I'm your typical highly educated, progressive white dude. I've lived my life resisting racism both within myself and in the society around… — Mark Manson Life Copy Share Image
“Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience.” — Mark Manson Life Copy Share Image
“it’s a never-ending upward spiral. And if you think at any point you’re allowed to stop climbing, I’m afraid you’re missing the… — 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 Better Copy Share Image
“The more we choose to accept responsibility in our lives, the more power we will exercise over our lives.” — Mark Manson Power 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 Growth Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Manson Driving Copy Share Image
“Our most radical changes in perspective often happen at the tail end of our worst moments.” — Mark Manson Perspective Copy Share Image
