Professional Documents
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— Mark Manson
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3
Chapter 2: Happiness is a Problem - You may think Chapter 3: You are Not Special, and this is OK. (Pg.
it’s a solvable equation - It is not. (Pg. 23 – 36) 41 – 62)
• Happiness comes from solving problems, not from • Believing you’re too-incredible at something doesn’t
eliminating them. leave room for improvement.
• Emotions are overrated. Don’t trust your emotions • High self-esteem can make you delusional and often
to make correct decisions. leads to laziness.
• Positive emotions are from making progress. • Whatever you’re great at—you could be better.
Negative emotions come from unsolved problems. Never stop learning.
CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 7
Chapter 4: The Value of Suffering. Choose your Chapter 7: Failure is the Way Forward – You will
values wisely. (Pg. 63 – 89) grow more from failure than success. (Pg. 147 – 163)
CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 8
Chapter 5: You are always Choosing. Fault vs. Chapter 8: The Importance of Saying No (Pg. 164 –
Responsibility. (Pg. 90 – 114) 189)
• Everything you do in your life is a choice. Take • If you say yes to everything, you are not giving
ownership of this fact, and you’re free. yourself standards. Remember—your time is
valuable. It’s not just OK to say NO—it’s essential.
• A negative event may not be your fault—but Otherwise, you’ll care about the unimportant.
it is still your responsibility to deal with the
consequences. Assigning blame often does little to • Be honest with your significant other and
improve a situation. friends. This honesty builds trust. Do not avoid
confrontation. It will make you stronger.
• As you change your values (what you care about)
you will come up against resistance from people • Do not be afraid of commitment. Commitment
who prefer homeostasis. This is OK—move forward begets trust.
anyway.
CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 8
Chapter 6: You’re Wrong about Everything (and so is Chapter 9: …And then you Die. What does it all
everyone else). (Pg. 115 – 146) mean? (Pg. 190 – 210)
• Manson’s Law of Avoidance—Humans prefer not • A healthy fear of death is a positive because it
to change the way we view the world. quickly sets priorities.
• You should always look to improve upon, and • Why are you hear? Is it about Facebook Likes?
therefore kill the old you. Make sure your priorities are in order or else…
• You are only who you choose to be. You believe
only what you choose to believe.