The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. If you need a book to help you live your life you have bigger problems than whatever brought you to that book. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. At this moment in history, when we have access to technology, education and communication our ancestors couldn’t even dream of, so many of us come back to an overriding feeling of hopelessness.

Anything with curse words on the cover picks my interest :P The first half of it was my favorite, the aim of this book is to help the reader to think a little bit more clearly about what they’re choosing to find important in life and what they’re choosing to find unimportant.I still decided to share some (obvious) wisdom quotes, but I hope you won't be tempted to read this one because of them. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book.

Learn about the idea that transformed a depressed deadbeat into one of the most important philosophers who ever lived. The unapologetic and in-your-face Mark Manson is here to help you find real happiness, as opposed to pretending to be happy; to focus on the what you should care about, instead of what you need to stop caring about. Resilience, happiness and freedom come from knowing what to care about—and most importantly, what not to care about. And there’s an elderly lady screaming at the cashier, berating him for not accepting her 30-cent coupon. Be perfect and amazing and crap out twelve-karat-gold nuggets before breakfast each morning while kissing your selfie-ready spouse and two and a half kids goodbye.And, no, I don't care if that offends all the middle class helicopter moms and their special snowflakes. Irreverent self-help books are packed with powerful, relevant concepts and ideas that just might change your life. In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger shows us that the key to being happier is to stop trying to be “positive” all the time and instead to become better at handling adversity.