On today’s episode, I will be sharing an incredible book I read a few years back that REALLY impacted me and I hope it does the same for you! It’s called The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson. I’ll share some of the insights from different chapters so that you too can truly stop giving a fuck...or rather learn what to give fucks about.
You'll learn the following takeaways in the episode:
1. Be unflinchingly honest with yourself, especially the worst parts of yourself, and share your feelings without hesitation or doubt. Be YOU – remember, everyone else is already taken.
2. Instead of spending your time doing MORE, spend your time focusing on your failures and how you can improve.
3. Remember to only focus on and give a fuck about the things that are important in life – those things you value most.
4. The more we choose to accept responsibility in our lives, the more power we will exercise over our lives. Accepting responsibility for our problems is thus the first step to solving them.
5. You are already choosing, in every moment of every day, what to give a fuck about, so change is as simple as choosing to give a fuck about something else
6. Instead of looking to be right all the time, we should be looking for how we’re wrong all the time. Being wrong opens us up to the possibility of change and growth.
7. Don’t give up on becoming the person who you’re meant to be because you think you will fail. Assume that shit will hit the fan and you WILL fail…and guess what? That’s the whole fucking point.
Find the book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson on Amazon or in my Bookshop!
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