The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

The book states nothing that you wouldn't know , but the way it is written and how entertaining it is, makes it so readable even by casual reader as i am. it can give you perspective regarding a lot of cases and problems you face it on social level or personal level

“Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience.”

An aptly named book. I was surprised by how much I agreed with Mark's reasoning and concepts. Highly recommend for anyone looking to take the time to step back and reevaluate their lives and focus on the more meaningful aspect of life. One of the ways to do this, as Mark points out in a funny and example ridden way, is to not care about every little thing.

The recency bias is definitely real, but this may be the most useful book I've ever read. My perspective has shifted, and I feel excited to take on tomorrow :)

Ok, alle hatte Recht, dieses Buch war großartig. Fürchte mein Textmarker ist jetzt leer.

Le daré un 3.5 porque a pesar de gustarme el concepto y el desarrollo del tema tratado, siento que hay momentos donde se vuelve un poco valemadrista en temas que realmente son delicados como la misma salud mental.

Quiero decir, está bien el concepto en general, pero invitar a las personas a simplemente asumir que no pueden hacer cosas grandiosas podría ser tomado de manera pesimista si quien lo lee no está preparado para entender a que se refiere el autor.

No sé, supongo que al haberlo acabado apenas estoy procesando lo leído (escuchado) y que más adelante me sienta más cómoda, pero ahora mismo no me siento 100% a gusto con este libro.

This was honestly a view changing read for me!!!!!!!!! HIGHLY recommend for anyone and everyone struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, or, well, just life really!!!!!!!!!!

Not a bad book but I didn't find anything ground-breaking either. Everything here has been said before and others have done it better. The difference with this book is the use of profanity throughout which, although I don't object to by any means, does seem to be used more for the shock element than anything else. After all, how many people can say they have sold a book with the work Fuck on its cover?

My review: https://mattstein.com/books/subtle-art-not-giving-fuck

In my opinion, the vulgar language was used in the title and in some chapters primarily as an attention getting device. Author doesn't want you to care about nothing, just be mindful and selective about what you do care about.

I picked up the book from my library on a whim. Wish I hadn't. Like all self-help books that I've encountered, they take a lot of time to expound on philosophies that are obvious.

Audiobook

Very good book changing your perspective on what you allow yourself to care about, what you allow take up your time and energy. Very good book that has helped reduce my anxiety by shifting my focus or just not caring at all when things don't go as I planned. Highly recommend.

Let me be kind and preface my review by saying I don't think I'm the intended audience for this book. Maybe if I'd read it in my early twenties it might have had more of an impact but even in my early twenties I hated smug, self-congratulatory, middle-aged men, who thought that saying ‘fuck' all the time made them edgy, and liking Metallica made them cool. Very basic, very heteronormative, very white advice, with a side of giant trigger warnings for sexual abuse and suicide. Two stars - one for the mention of Alan Watts, and the other for being mercifully short.

Este libro no es un libro de auto-ayuda, asi está catalogado en muchos lugares y librerías.

Este libro es una colección de historias personales, historias inventadas, experiencias, epifanías y sentido común (a veces no tan común) metidas en una juguera, mezcladas y luego vertidas en forma de libro, con algo de orden.

Sin embargo, groserías aparte, fucks aparte, no deja de tener mucho sentido en muchos aspectos.

No es una obra maestra, ni tampoco una que nos deje con una sensación de “¡he abierto los ojos!”. Pero sin duda nos recuerda algunas cosas esenciales, que muchas veces dejamos de considerar mientras estamos sumergidos en la vorágine de la vida.

“No eres especial”, “escoge tus batallas (fucks)”, culpa no es lo mismo que responsabilidad, una definición muy particular (y no por eso menos válida) de lo que es el verdadero amor, la muerte como un valor y no como algo de lo que hay que escapar, etc. son cosas que, al menos a mi, me dejaron pensando bastante rato. A veces de acuerdo y otras veces no. Pero pensando al fin...

No voy a ser tan cínico, como algunos revisores de aquí que dicen que este libro está lleno de mierda. Hay que ser muy arrogante, poco humilde y “entitled” (como no se cansa de repetir el autor en el libro) para no encontrarle valor a las cosas (aunque no nos gusten).

Me quedo con esta cita:

“You too are going to die, and that's because you too were fortunate enough to have lived.”

Hack

Mark Manson had worked so hard on turning this barely-a-blog-post amount of useful material into a book that you can still smell the sweat, even five years later.

The main takeaways are that the author us had copious amounts of meaningless sex, all around the world, and that he prefers Russian rudeness to the fake American niceties? I'm not sure.

As others had said, there are some casual misogyny and homophobia, just for good measure.

rating- 3.5/5

this was the first self help book I've read, so i don't really have anything to compare it to; but i feel like the book made pretty solid points (that are really common sense but things we often forget.) They were well articulated and written with short stories and instances both from the author's life, and otherwise.
i also loved the psychology references to Freud and William James since psychology is one of my subjects.
overall, i think it was a decent read and would recommend it if you're into self help books that are simplistic.

You might see some divided opinions on this book here on Goodreads. I personally loved it. Don't be put off by it's title. It is much more profound that the title suggests. While the first chapter might be difficult to get through because of the swearing. Do stick with it. Before I started reading it the impression I got from it was that this was probably something about the author trying to project his attitude onto the pages of a book and I would probably not be able to identify with it too much. By the end if it I realised that no matter where you live or what you do, what we sometimes percieve as our personal problems are actually experienced in some form or the other by millions all over the world. And we can always learn from their experiences. Books can't change your life just by reading them. But I got enough from this to actually make me question enough about the choices I make about what we truly need to give a f**k about

An uncharacteristic choice for me, a self help book, which I usually despise. They either trivialize complex situations with assertions of unearned wisdom, or worse they espouse a rather unabashed self-aggrandizement as they recount their journey of self-discovery that the author gets preeeetttyy close to as he humble-brags about the years he spent fucking everything that walks in a couple dozen countries.

And yet it's a pretty solid read. Stop giving a fuck about things that don't matter, and double down on the fucks you give about the things that align with your values. Can't disagree with that.

It starts good but quickly gets into an endless repetition of the same principles over and over again. It also feels like there is no clear structure.
Basically, the core essence is that to be successful, you have to struggle and also want to struggle. Only if you accept the struggle or even enjoy them, you reach your goals. Don't postpone, do it. Strive for constant improvement. Don't blame everything on others, be responsible for your actions and doubt yourself.
It's nothing groundbreaking.
The contents would have easily fit into a medium-sized article.
Two stars because it started out good and if you never ever heard about these principles, he makes them easy to grasp.

I got a few chuckles about it and it started some conversation with my husband. Some of it makes sense, and I get the importance of different language, although I don't think I can recommend this to a lot of clients. I liked his line of “Who you are is what you're willing to struggle for” and the idea of choosing our problems, not our goals. Some of the latter of the book didn't seem as impactful to me, and I think I got a little hung up about his loose or lack of definition of values (I see values and priorities a little different, defining ‘values' is sometimes important).

My first nonfiction read of the new year and this one did not disappoint. I really liked the topics and points made within this awesome read and one could say no more f*cks could be given after this one was said and done

The author writes as though he has created a groundbreaking new philosophy while just rehashing the works and stories of others. It's clear that he has lived quite a privileged life and doesn't understand why the average person might give a fuck about things such as their income or just not being an asshole to those they care about. While I generally agree that many people give too many fucks in life if his examples of the things he stopped giving a fuck about are true then the author could do with giving a few more fucks.

The hype that surrounded this book made me a bit skeptical at first yet curious as to why. While I wouldn't call this book life-changing, it definitely provides more perspective onto aspects that we often don't consider or think about as much as we should perhaps. A reminder of sorts I would say... perspectives that won't necessarily convince every reader's mind yet opens up a bit of an introspective thought process. 

Very thrilling in the beginning but a little bit hard to swallow in the middle/end. But i highly recommend reading it

Not great, not terrible. There were some interesting ideas, but most of this stuff is common sense.

Вот если книгу сократить в два раза — была бы полезнее. Но издатели, как всегда, требуют объема иначе книга не будет выглядеть убедительно. К сожалению, в книге много размышлений и ухода в такие дебри, что уже теряешь нить.

Название довольно соблазнительно и обещает решить все ваши проблемы. Однако, мне не помогло :-)