The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*Ck

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Seonti Sengupta
May 16, 2019   •  6 views

The subtle art of not giving ann f*ck is written by Mark Manson and published by Harper one. The book is a much-needed reality check which proves that a higher self can be achieved when we accept ourselves for what and who we are. Mark Manson is a star blogger with more than two million readers. He lives in New York City. The subtle art of not giving a fuck is his first book.

For the past few years, he has been working upon correcting our delusional expectation for ourselves and for the world.

Manson makes the argument that human beings are flawed and limited. This book will help you to choose what is important in life and what isn't.

The writer points out a very common fact of recent day phenomenon through his writing.

It is the age of psychological epidemic in which people fail to realise that it is okay to be not okay at times. People try to force things in this era.

The basic genre of the book is self -help. The idea of not giving a fuck is a simple way to realise what is important and what isn't for us.

This book isn't some guide to greatness. It couldn't be, as greatness is merely an illusion in our mind, a made up destination that we obligate ourselves to pursue our own psychological Atlantis.

In the second chapter, " Happiness is a problem ", the author writes about psychological pain, or psychological pain is an indication of something out of equilibrium.

In some cases, experiencing emotional or psychological pain can be healthy necessary. The author writes that the society that coddles itself more and more from the inevitable discomforts of life, we the common human being lose benefits of experiencing healthy doses of pain, a loss that disconnects us from the reality of the world around us.

Mark Manson also mentions in his book that " problems never stop ", they merely get exchanged or upgraded.

Happiness comes from solving the problem

Towards the end of the book, Mark Manson writes a column about " The importance of saying No". He says, "Rejection makes your life better ", Yes indeed rejection makes our life better. It gives a new dimension to life . The rejection is an important part of maintaining our values and therefore our identity. Mark Manson writes, " We are defined by what we choose to reject ".

The book is full of short little insights into life which makes it worth a read. It is full of advice which is very easy for one to incorporate in life.

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