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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1415: [Part 1] The Disease of More by Mark Manson on Benefits of Simple Living

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Mark Manson shares his thoughts on the disease of more. This is part 1 of 2.   Episode 1415: [Part 1] The Disease of More by Mark Manson on Benefits of Simple Living  Mark Manson was a full-time professional dating coach for men from 2008 until 2011. Sick of the industry, he wrote his first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, and changed the name and focus of his business to address broader self-development topics for men. The book took off, selling tens of thousands of copies. As he branched out into deeper issues of masculinity, self-worth, and the changing cultural landscape, the site grew. By 2013, he had begun writing about larger cultural issues — gender relations, happiness, ambition, life purpose, and cultural perspectives he had gathered while living in various countries around the world. Despite the fact that the business was still directed at men, thousands of women began reading and asking for advice as well. That same year, he made the leap to his own site and domain, broadening the demographics of his audience. The site exploded, garnering millions of views each month. Check out his book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F--- on his site or Amazon.  The original post is located here: https://markmanson.net/disease-of-more Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is Optimal Living Daily episode 1415 the disease of more part one by Mark Manson of markmanson.net.

1:41.0

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1:52.7

And I'll keep this intro nice and short for the weekend. So let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.

1:58.6

The disease of more part one by Mark Manson of markmanson.net.

2:06.4

Success is often the first step toward disaster. The idea of progress is often the enemy of actual progress.

2:16.8

I recently met a guy who despite having a massively successful business and awesome lifestyle, a happy relationship, and a great network of friends,

2:25.7

told me with a straight face that he was thinking of hiring a coach to help him reach the next level.

2:30.5

When I asked him what this elusive next level was, he said he wasn't sure and that's why he needed a coach to point out his blind spots and show him what he's missing out on.

2:39.3

Oh, I said, and then stood there awkwardly for a moment, gauging how brutally honest I was willing to be with someone I just met.

2:46.4

This guy was very enthusiastic, clearly ready to spend a lot of money on whatever problems someone decided to tell him he had.

2:54.1

But what if there is nothing to fix? I said, what do you mean? He asked, what if there is no next level? What if it's just an idea you made up in your head?

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