The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck

Book Review No. 11 -

Book Name - The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck
Author - Mark Manson
Publisher - Harper Collins
Pages - 212

When I first picked up Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, I was a little thrown off. After all, when’s the last time you picked up a self-help book with an F-bomb on the cover? 

But, as the subtitle of Manson’s book proclaims, this is “a counter-intuitive approach to living a good life”.And that’s exactly what Manson aims to share with his readers.

By flipping our conventional definitions of success, happiness, growth, and truth on their heads, Manson’s manifesto forces us to reexamine what’s really important in our lives. This read is a surprisingly fresh and honest perspective on discovering what we value, finding courage in the face of fear, and embracing our faults as opportunity for change.

Manson begins with an explanation of the book’s namesake: “There is a subtle art to not giving a fuck. And though the concept may sound ridiculous and I may sound like an asshole, what I’m talking about here is essentially learning how to focus and prioritize your thoughts effectively- how to pick and choose what matters to you and what does not matter to you based on finely honed personal values”.

To be clear, not giving a fuck is not the same as being indifferent. As Manson stresses throughout his book, it’s important to recognize that there are a million and one things we can care about in this world. Not giving a fuck is the refusal to spend time involved with things and people that don’t promote our best self. Not everyone has a profound loss or moment that rocks them to the core and gives them a crossroads. So, how do we filter out that which is no longer working for us and focus on what we truly care about?

How we tend to think too much on the matter we should not, and how we do not think on the matter which matters the most.

we take tension on small things, we get scared, we cry, we commit suicide etc, this book exactly tells us the situation of present-day life, how people give a fuck on small things. This book shows us the key to being stronger, happier. 

In life, we have a limited amount of fucks, so choose your fucks wisely"

This book will help you think a little more clearly about what you're choosing to find important in life and what you're choosing to find unimportant.

Ultimately, I found myself not wanting to put this book down. Manson’s witty dialogue and brutally honest truth-telling is a breath of fresh air when it comes to prioritizing what we care about in life. After all, it’s really all about “prioritizing better values, choosing better things to give a fuck about. Because when you give better fucks, you get better problems. And when you get better problems, you get a better life.”

My rating for the book is 4.5/5

Book cover is very tempting - 5/5 

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