Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times… — Mark Manson Failure Copy Share Image
“If you’re stuck on a problem, don’t sit there and think about it; just start working on it.” — Mark Manson Art work Copy Share Image
True love - that is, deep, abiding love that is impervious to emotional whims or fancy - is a choice. It's a… — Mark Manson Commitment Copy Share Image
Romantic love is a trap designed to get two people to overlook each other's faults long enough to get some babymaking done.… — Mark Manson Enough Copy Share Image
“Disappointment Panda would be the hero that none of us would want but all of us would need. He'd be the proverbial… — Mark Manson Disappointment Copy Share Image
Success is self-defined. You can choose what you think success is, and you can always change your mind. — 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
“Subtlety #1: Not giving a fuck does not mean being indifferent; it means being comfortable with being different. Let’s” — Mark Manson Indifferent Copy Share Image
Many people get into a relationship as a way to compensate for something they lack or hate within themselves. This is a… — Mark Manson Conditional love Copy Share Image
“Then, as we grow older and enter middle age, something else begins to change. Our energy level drops. Our identity solidifies. We… — Mark Manson Change Copy Share Image
In a strange way, I feel like we need to cultivate more boredom in our lives: like, boredom needs to be okay… — Mark Manson Boredom Copy Share Image
In 2008, after holding down a day job for all of six weeks, I gave up on the whole job thing to… — Mark Manson Business Copy Share Image
“When I was in high school, my math teacher Mr. Packwood used to say, "If you're stuck on a problem, don't sit… — Mark Manson Art work Copy Share Image
“The world is what it is, it’s our job to simply present ourselves as boldly and clearly to it as possible, accept… — Mark Manson Power Copy Share Image
People complain not because something sucks. People complain because they're looking for empathy and to feel connected with those around them. Unfortunately,… — Mark Manson Complain Copy Share Image
“Action → Inspiration → Motivation If you lack the motivation to make an important change in your life, do something—anything, really—and then… — Mark Manson Change Copy Share Image
“We joke online about “first-world problems,” but we really have become victims of our own success. Stress-related health issues, anxiety disorders, and… — Mark Manson Depression Copy Share Image
“But for some reason, it appears that more and more people, particularly young people, are forgetting this. Numerous professors and educators have… — Mark Manson Education reform Copy Share Image
“During the first couple years I worked for myself, entire weeks would go by without my accomplishing much, for no other reason… — Mark Manson Redesign 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 Boundaries Copy Share Image
“People who base their self-worth on being right about everything prevent themselves form learning from their mistakes. They lack the ability to… — Mark Manson Being right Copy Share Image
“A fixation on happiness inevitably amounts to a never-ending pursuit of “something else”—a new house, a new relationship, another child, another pay… — Mark Manson Children Copy Share Image
“As we get older, with the benefit of experience (and having seen so much time slip by), we begin to notice that… — Mark Manson Heartbreak Copy Share Image
“All of human civilization, he says, is basically a result of immortality projects: the cities and governments and structures and authorities in… — Mark Manson Art form 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 Commitment 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
For whatever reason, when it came out in 1995, 'Infinite Jest' became a cultural event. It was the massive book that was… — Mark Manson Book 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
Ultimately, I think, as humans, we all care deeply about our life's legacy, and contemplating our own mortality is the only real… — Mark Manson Death Copy Share Image
“The true measurement of self-worth is not how a person feels about her positive experiences, but rather how she feels about her… — Mark Manson Self worth Copy Share Image
“Decision-making based on emotional intuition, without the aid of reason to keep it in line, pretty much always sucks.” — Mark Manson Decision making Copy Share Image
“Many people become so obsessed with being "right" about their life that they never end up actually living it.” — Mark Manson Actually living 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 Worse Copy Share Image
“The question is not whether we evaluate ourselves against others; rather, the question is by what standard do we measure ourselves?” — Mark Manson Measure Copy Share Image
The problem with idealizing love is that it causes us to develop unrealistic expectations about what love actually is and what it… — Mark Manson Expectations Copy Share Image
“we, individually, are responsible for everything in our lives, no matter the external circumstances” — Mark Manson Individually Copy Share Image
When people lay around whining to their therapists and ex-wives that they're finally going to 'change' themselves, they are promising something imaginary… — Mark Manson Change Copy Share Image
“Happiness is a constant work-in-progress, because solving problems is a constant work-in-progress.” — Mark Manson Happiness Copy Share Image
“Many celebrities are probably just as clueless about life as the people who gawk at them and follow their every move.” — Mark Manson Celebrities Copy Share Image
“Suffering through your fears and anxieties is what allows you to build courage and perseverance.” — Mark Manson Anxiety Copy Share Image
