“assume we know how the story ends. Certainty is the enemy of growth.” — Mark Manson Certainty Copy Share Image
As soon as you try to eliminate a thought or emotion, you make it stronger. — Mark Manson Emotion Copy Share Image
“No matter where you go, there's a five hundred pound load of shit waiting for you” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Commitment makes decision-making easier and removes any fear of missing out;” — Mark Manson Commitment Copy Share Image
“This openness to being wrong must exist for any real change or growth to take place.” — Mark Manson Change Copy Share Image
“Yes, breadth of experience is likely necessary and desirable when you’re young—” — Mark Manson Youth Copy Share Image
“And like the road not taken, it was the fucks not given that made all the difference.” — Mark Manson 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
“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
“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
“Maturity is what happens when one learns to only give a fuck about what’s truly fuckworthy.” — Mark Manson Aging 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
“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 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
“As with most excesses in life, you have to drown yourself in them to realize that they don’t make you happy.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“In other words, negative emotions are a call to action. When you feel them, it’s because you’re supposed to do something. Positive… — Mark Manson Call to action Copy Share Image
I think my approach to a creative career was very entrepreneurial. Even though I'm a writer, I've always viewed my work much… — Mark Manson Career Copy Share Image
“And this is what’s so dangerous about a society that coddles itself more and more from the inevitable discomforts of life: we… — Mark Manson Death Copy Share Image
Death is important for a couple reasons. The first is that death creates scarcity in our life, which therefore gives our decisions… — Mark Manson Death Copy Share Image
“superstitions, our worries and our wars; they will gawk at our cruelty. They will study our art and argue over our history.… — Mark Manson Architecture 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
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 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
“People who enjoy the struggles of a gym are the ones who run triathlons and have chiseled abs and can bench-press a… — Mark Manson Discipline Copy Share Image
“Many people measure their self-worth based on how much money they make... once one is able to provide for basic physical needs… — Mark Manson Happiness Copy Share Image
“With great power comes great responsibility.” It is true. But there’s a better version of this quote, a version that actually is… — Mark Manson Accepting responsibility 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 Time Copy Share Image
“The point is, we are always choosing, whether we recognize it or not. Always. It comes back to how, in reality, there… — Mark Manson Choices Copy Share Image
“People who are entitled delude themselves into whatever feeds their sense of superiority. They keep their mental facade standing at all costs,… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“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… — Mark Manson Fear Copy Share Image
“We suffer for the simple reason that suffering is biologically useful. It is nature’s preferred agent for inspiring change. We have evolved… — Mark Manson Human evolution Copy Share Image
“Most of us commit to action only if we feel a certain level of motivation.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“The truth is, there are healthy forms of love and unhealthy forms of love.” — Mark Manson Health Copy Share Image
You can't have a pain-free life. It can't all be roses and unicorns. — Mark Manson Free life Copy Share Image
