“Problems never stop; they merely get exchanged and/or upgraded.” — Mark Manson Problem solving Copy Share Image
“Biologically, women have a lot more to lose than men when it comes to having sex.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“The more something threatens your identity, the more you will avoid it. That” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
I love massive books: books so big, like bricks, you could drown yourself in a pool with them if you're not careful. — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“I wanted the reward and not the struggle. I wanted the result and not the process. I was in love with not… — Mark Manson Love Copy Share Image
“Basically, the more options we’re given, the less satisfied we become with whatever we choose, because we’re aware of all the other… — Mark Manson Choice Copy Share Image
“We feel bad about feeling bad. We feel guilty for feeling guilty. We get angry about getting angry. We get anxious about… — Mark Manson Feeling bad Copy Share Image
“We don’t always control what happens to us. But we always control how we interpret what happens to us, as well as… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Healthy love is based on two people acknowledging and addressing their own problems with each other’s support.” — Mark Manson Health Copy Share Image
“And while there’s nothing wrong with good business, the problem is that giving too many fucks is bad for your mental health.… — Mark Manson Business Copy Share Image
“We suffer for the simple reason that suffering is biologically useful. It is nature’s preferred agent for inspiring change.” — Mark Manson Inspiring change Copy Share Image
“if you feel crappy it’s because your brain is telling you that there’s a problem that’s unaddressed or unresolved. In other words,… — Mark Manson Call to action 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
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
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
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
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
“If you lack the motivation to make an important change in your life, do something—anything, really—and then harness the reaction to that… — Mark Manson Change Copy Share Image
“The paradox of choice: the more options we're given, the less satisfied we become with whatever we choose, because we're aware of… — Mark Manson Adventure Copy Share Image
“If pursuing the positive is a negative, then pursuing the negative generates the positive. The pain you pursue in the gym results… — Mark Manson Courage and perseverance Copy Share Image
“By “boundaries” I mean the delineation between two people’s responsibilities for their own problems. People in a healthy relationship with strong boundaries… — Mark Manson Boundaries Copy Share Image
“The ticket to emotional health, like that to physical health, comes from eating your veggies—that is, accepting the bland and mundane truths… — Mark Manson Emotional health Copy Share Image
“After all, that constant pressure to be something amazing, to be the next big thing, will be lifted off your back. The… — Mark Manson Good book Copy Share Image
“Now here’s the problem: Our society today, through the wonders of consumer culture and hey-look-my-life-is-cooler-than-yours social media, has bred a whole generation… — Mark Manson Fear Copy Share Image
“Confronting the reality of our own mortality is important because it obliterates all the crappy, fragile, superficial values in life. While most… — Mark Manson Confidence Copy Share Image
“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
“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
“Being open with your insecurities paradoxically makes you more confident and charismatic around others.” — Mark Manson Charismatic Copy Share Image
“This is why people learn to pretend to be friends with people they don’t actually like, to buy things they don’t actually… — Mark Manson Deception Copy Share Image
“Pleasure is not the cause of happiness; rather, it is the effect. If you get the other stuff right (the other values… — Mark Manson Happiness Copy Share Image
“The setting of proper boundaries doesn’t mean you can’t help or support your partner or be helped and supported yourself.” — Mark Manson Boundaries 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
“We like the idea that we can feel fulfilled and satisfied with our lives forever. But we cannot.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Our brains are meaning machines. What we understand as “meaning” is generated by the associations our brain makes between two or more… — Mark Manson Brain Copy Share Image
“The secret sauce is in the solving of the problems, not in not having problems in the first place. To be happy… — Mark Manson First place Copy Share Image
“I’m always wrong about everything, over and over and over again, and that’s why my life improves.” — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Seeking approval and people pleasing forces you to alter your actions and speech to no longer reflect what you actually think or… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Commitment gives you freedom because you’re no longer distracted by the unimportant and frivolous.” — Mark Manson Commitment Copy Share Image
