YAPClassic: Mark Manson on the Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)

YAP Media Network

Education, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Mark Manson graduated from college and entered the workforce at one of the worst possible times: the Great Recession of 2008. After bouncing around several odd jobs and living on his friend’s couch, he became a full-time blogger and bestselling author. In today’s episode, Mark discusses the downfalls of hope and why we’ll never be satisfied unless we face Mark’s uncomfortable truth of life head-on. Mark’s most recent book, Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope, debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Mark is most known for writing The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, which came out in 2016 and has become a massive global bestseller with over 8 million copies sold worldwide. In this episode, Hala and Mark will discuss: - How Mark became a blogger and an author - Why Mark recommends that people start a podcast or YouTube channel over blogging - Why we manufacture crises - The opposite of happiness is hopelessness - The uncomfortable truth of life - Thinking brain vs. feeling brain - The problem with avoiding pain - Using pain to strengthen relationships - How an adult mind differs from a child or adolescent mind - Fake freedom vs. real freedom - And other topics… Mark Manson is a bestselling author, speaker, podcaster and blogger. He is a 2x #1 New York Times bestselling author and has sold over 13 million books. He writes life advice that is science-based and pragmatic. He offers several online courses on topics such as resilience, building a better life, emotional mastery, finding purpose, healthy relationships, challenging beliefs, social connection, healthy dating, and overcoming anxiety. He aims to equip his audience with meaningful and realistic skills that enable them to live mature and fulfilling lives and generate ideas that could potentially change the world. Resources Mentioned: Mark’s Blog: https://markmanson.net/articles Mark’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0TnW9acNxqeojxXDMbohcA Mark’s Books: https://markmanson.net/books Mark’s Website: https://markmanson.net/ Mark’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/ Mark’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAmMarkManson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Tim Feriss’s Four-Hour Work Week: https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357 Sponsored By: Shopify - Sign up for a free trial at shopify.com/profiting Invesco - Discover the possibilities at Invesco.com/ETFSolutions Omaha Steaks - Visit OmahaSteaks.com and get 50% off sitewide plus use promo code YAP at checkout to get that EXTRA $40 OFF your order The Jordan Harbinger Show - Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations Indeed - Visit Indeed.com/YAP to start hiring now More About Young and Profiting Download Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com Get Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships Leave a Review - ratethispodcast.com/yap Watch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting Follow Hala Taha LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ TikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala Twitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala Learn more about YAP Media Agency Services - yapmedia.io/ Join Hala's LinkedIn Masterclass - yapmedia.io/course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, young and profitors!
0:13.6	Today we have a great episode where we're throwing it back to my oldie Baghudi with Mark
0:18.4	Manson, a New York Times bestselling author known for his no BS and science based approach
0:24.2	to life advice.
0:25.9	We tune into this episode to get actionable advice on how you can gain more self-control,
0:30.7	make better decisions, and cultivate a growth mindset by balancing your emotional and rational
0:35.9	mind.
0:36.9	Welcome to the show, Mark.
0:41.4	It's good to be here.
0:43.4	Thanks for having me.
0:44.8	You're one of the most popular authors of our generation.
0:48.0	You have a book that has become one of the staples of our time.
0:50.8	It's called the subtle art of not giving a f***.
0:53.6	Many of our listeners, you've either read it, listened to it, or you've seen it walking
0:57.5	by at the airport, and it's been translated in over 50 million languages.
1:01.9	It's sold over 8 million copies, and Mark, you also have a blog site, MarkManson.net.
1:07.4	It attracts millions of readers each month.
1:10.0	You really were the author of this cultural phenomenon, and you wrote a new book.
1:15.0	It's called Everything is F***.
1:16.7	It's another hit.
1:17.7	That's what I'd like to spend a majority of our time on.
1:20.6	There's so much information in that book.
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