Mark Manson with his profane linguistic ability wants us to focus on what is f*cking important to us and not to give a f*ck about the meaningless things which don’t make sense. This book reinforces the importance of time and energy. Making well use of time and energy is important and meaningful in your life. This is very much convincing because everything that is happening in your life depends on your time and energy. It will help you sustain the effort needed to overcome the particular problems you face. Thus, it is evident that giving fuck to few things that generate output is more important than giving fucks to everything that aligns with your personal values.
Conventional
self-help advice which tells you to visualize success and think about the type
of person you want to be only reinforces the idea that you are not that thing.
This makes you weak and leaves you naïve when it comes to mental mastery. Going
through tough times is the best way to become wise. People need to pay
attention to negative experiences and learn from them, instead of just thinking
positively in life and pretend the world is a nice and friendly place. They need to
take some action on it instead of pushing it away.
Mark says”
The pain you pursue in the gym results in better all-around health and energy.
The failures in business are what lead to a better understanding of what’s
necessary to be successful. Being open with your insecurities paradoxically
makes you more confident and charismatic around others. The pain of honest
confrontation is what generates the greatest trust and respect in your
relationships. Suffering through fears and anxiety is what allows you to build
courage and perseverance.” We can articulate that learning from negative experiences
is worth experiencing than chasing positiveness all the way.
Everyone
wants you to believe that the secret to a good life is to have a nicer job or a
better car or a prettier girlfriend. This is a trick to make you forget your
purpose. Chasing either one of these will eventually lead you to voidness, that
could only be filled by spiritual fulfillment. Spiritual achievement can be
pursued by putting your time and energy into what is more important and making yourself
uncomfortable by putting yourself in hard situations.
The key to
a good life is not giving a fuck about more; it’s giving a fuck about less,
giving a fuck about only what is true and immediate and important. That is our
purpose and will eventually lead to a meaningful life. If you care about only the
important things, then you will learn how to focus and prioritize your thoughts
effectively based on finely honed personal values. This is perhaps the greatest
and most important struggle in life.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is overall a
pleasant and inspirational reading, written in the most simple and direct language.
You can read it in s a single read. And it leaves with the sensation of longing
for more: or at least to meet somewhere the “Disappointment Panda”.I highly
recommend this book, if you want to remind yourself about your purpose in life
in a fun, profanity, and reality highlighting manner.
