The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be positive all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.
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Great lede with Bukowski story; promising critique of positive-thinking and how self-help focuses on what we lack, but the book quickly becomes repetitive. Still, with a lot of skimming, I finished it.
попытка пересказать буддизм, экзистенциализм и еще что-то языком "крутого парня". ок, я не люблю упрощений и не люблю языка "крутого парня" - тем более что вышло очень скучно
полторы зыезды. ползвезды - за один хороший пример, который помог мне в возникшей ситуации объяснить разницу между виной и ответственностью
полторы зыезды. ползвезды - за один хороший пример, который помог мне в возникшей ситуации объяснить разницу между виной и ответственностью
I have had less time to read amidst this global pandemic of ours and when scanning the books in my e-queue at the library, this felt like the time to read a book that I am not sure I ever would have picked up otherwise.
The author makes a vulgar (as in profanity laden) call to Buddhism. I don’t think there is much new here and certainly folks have done this better. For a similarly accessible but more thoughtful take on similar ideas, read 'Wai...read more
The author makes a vulgar (as in profanity laden) call to Buddhism. I don’t think there is much new here and certainly folks have done this better. For a similarly accessible but more thoughtful take on similar ideas, read 'Wai...read more
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