The (Not So) Subtle Art Of Mark Manson: The Truth About Self-Help, Transformation, & Life Advice That Doesn’t Suck

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

Mark Manson is a renowned author and cultural critic, known for “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”—a global phenomenon that has remained on the NYT bestseller list for an unprecedented 328 weeks. This conversation explores the paradox between genuine growth and modern self-help culture. We discuss Mark’s dramatic transformation, his contrarian views on personal development, why being intelligent often hinders change, and how the most effective solutions in life are typically the boring ones no one wants to hear about. In today’s metrics-driven landscape, he reveals how to navigate content creation with integrity. Mark is endlessly insightful. This one is profound and irreverently fun. Enjoy! Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: Nordic Track: Take 10% off any purchase of $999+ with code RICHROLL 👉nordictrack.com/rich-roll Squarespace: Use the offer code RichRoll to save 10% off your first purchase 👉Squarespace.com/RichRoll AG1: Get a FREE bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs 👉drinkAG1.com/richroll Calm: Get 40% off a Calm Premium subscription 👉calm.com/richroll. Bon Charge: Use code RICHROLL to save 15% OFF boncharge.com Check out all of the amazing discounts from our Sponsors 👉 richroll.com/sponsors Find out more about Voicing Change Media at voicingchange.media and follow us @voicingchange

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0:00.0	So I recently revamped my home gym, and I did it with some amazing products by Nordatrack.
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0:22.8	And part of what makes it amazing is that it goes up to an insane 40% incline, as well as a 6% decline.
0:31.6	So imagine a workout where you put the treadmill at 40% and start marching up.
0:37.4	It's unreal.
0:38.4	I also have the S-27I studio bike,
0:42.4	the 20% incline and a negative 10% decline,
0:46.3	as well as the smooth, quiet RW-900 rower.
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1:07.5	like this amazing accountability partner, all through texting. But I Fit,
1:11.6	I also get to follow my world-class trainer pals and past podcast guests, people like Tommy Rives
1:17.7	and Knox Robinson. And the machines actually automatically adjust to match the trainer's intensity.
1:24.7	And IFIT learns my preferences over time. It even reads my heart rate
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