The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)

Genuinely one of the best books I’ve read in a long, long time. The author presents his ideas with a perfect balance of understandable and concise presentation, along with relatable humor that had me chuckle more than once. It’s fun to read, it’s helped me on my path of growth, and I would recommend it to literally everybody.

This book was honestly an eye opener for me with great lessons to learn from highly recommend. It was also an easy read and I was able to finish it quickly because I was so drawn to it.

I do love the whole idea of this book being the opposite of what most self-help books tend to be. Rather focusing on the positive and looking towards the negative. Choosing your own battles and fixing up your core values to live the life that you intend to live. Some of my favorite aspects of this book include the analogies that the author makes to prove his points, the stories that he presents about his own life, life examples from other people, and the core ideas that he presents and how to strive towards living a life worth living for. Being able to take responsibility for every event that occurs in your life, creating boundaries, failures being the way forward, questioning everything to continuously learn, and most of all to accept that we are all going to die one day and to let go of our fear of death. While reading this book, I even felt challenged at times. Reflecting on aspects on my own life that need fixing whether it be my values or to be comfortable to strive for failure more. To be able to embarrassed myself and to face uncomfortable, knowing that my moments of growth occurs more during those times. All though the author has a great idea on what it means to change your life, I do have some issues with this book. After reading a bunch of self-help books, I am not particularly a fan of the way it is written. If you read some reviews, some people say it's written in a teenage fashion and I can agree to some extent. I was not hooked on the first chapter due to the multiple F-Bombs being thrown at me. Felt childish in my opinion. This book also feels like more of a casual conversation with your friend that would give you life advice after living for so long and if you're the type of person that is looking for more hard core facts on why you should do certain things in a 'scientific way' you're not going to get that in this book. Even when he does include some of those facts, I felt as if it was explained a bit poorly. This also feels like a book that promotes a lot of Buddhist teachings which I am not particularly a fan of as well. In my opinion, after reading this book, I had a lot of mixed feelings about it. It was good, but it could have been better. I do like the whole casual approach (as if I was asking my friend for life advice), and if you don't have that one friend that can't give you that hardcore life advice, I do suggest to pickup this book and giving it a read. To others, it may be a miss and it can feel childish. The ideas of this book can be taken the wrong way as well if not understood properly.

This book is a game changer. It cuts through the usual self help fluff and gets straight to the point with raw honesty and real life truth. The author challenges the idea that we need to be positive all the time and explains how choosing what truly matters while letting go of the rest leads to a more meaningful life. The writing is bold, funny and brutally real which kept me engaged from start to finish. If you are tired of cliché advice and want something practical that actually sticks with you then this book is worth reading. Five stars.

Brief, but very clear and powerful read.

This was a good read. The author appears to have been exposed to many experiences, likely due to coming from a wealthy background. He traveled the world and was able to do what most people cannot. This is why he focuses on entitlement as a major problem contributing to a lack of fulfillment in life. He appreciates honestly - so honestly the book should be titled The Adventures of Mark Manson. It is largely a detailed account of his personal experiences and worldview as he grows through adulthood, with relatively little rigorous research. The most innovative aspect of the book is its title, and for that, I appreciate his ingenuity.

I picked this one up for the Barnes & Noble weekly challenge (Week 1: Meditative), and while it’s not traditionally shelved as a meditative book, I’d argue that it absolutely fits the bill. Manson weaves in a surprising amount of Buddhist philosophy and introspective thinking, making it a perfect guide for anyone looking to reset their mindset and cut through the noise. 📝 Why It Hit Home: 🧘‍♂️ Protecting Your Peace – Despite the in-your-face title, this book is really about choosing what you care about wisely, prioritizing honesty over fake politeness, and letting go of the small stuff. 💬 Brutal Honesty – It’s a refreshing reminder that we don’t need to sugarcoat our feelings or pretend to care about things that don’t matter. It’s about finding your priorities and sticking to them, unapologetically. 🤣 Darkly Funny – Manson’s blunt, irreverent style had me laughing out loud more than once, and the lessons stick because of it. 💌 Final Take: I’d love to send this book to a few people who could really use the message, but that would be giving a f*ck, and this book just taught me not to do that. 💬 Have you read this one? Did it change how you look at your priorities? #BookReview #TheSubtleArtOfNotGivingAF #NonfictionReads #MindsetReset #SelfHelpBooks #NewYearNewMindset

An extraordinary book. Very informative. Will definitely be utilizing this in my life. Thanks so much for writing this book!

Ottimo libro! Divertente e terribilmente vero! Questo libro è praticamente un accountability partner!

It really teaches you to not give a F!

Excelente libro!! muy divertido, pero al mismo tiempo te hace pensar y llena de buenas ideas.

İngilizce pratik yapmak için aldım konusu çok eğlenceli ve motive edici.

good