#340 - Mark Manson - 11 Uncomfortable Truths About Life
Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson
4.7 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2021
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Mark Manson is an author and blogger.
Mark is the king of telling people things they don't want to hear, but need to hear. I couldn't bring him on without using this as an opportunity to dig out some of his most insightful and painful lessons about life, so here we go - hold on tight.
Expect to learn why almost nothing is ever about you, why there's a fundamental selfishness attached to anxiety, how Mark transitioned from partyboy to fatherhood, why you're probably the problem in all your relationships, why contrarians aren't as smart as they think and much more...
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| 0:00.0 | Hello friends, welcome back to the show. |
| 0:02.8 | My guest today is Mark Manson. |
| 0:04.9 | He's an author and blogger, |
| 0:06.6 | and we are talking 11 uncomfortable truths about life. |
| 0:10.5 | Mark is the king of telling people things |
| 0:13.3 | they don't want to hear, but probably need to hear. |
| 0:16.3 | I couldn't bring him on without using this |
| 0:18.0 | as an opportunity to dig out some of his most insightful |
| 0:21.1 | and painful lessons about life. |
| 0:23.5 | So here we go, hold on tight. |
| 0:26.8 | Expect to learn why almost nothing is ever about you, |
| 0:30.4 | why there's a fundamental selfishness attached to anxiety, |
| 0:33.8 | how Mark transitioned from party boy to fatherhood, |
| 0:36.8 | why you're probably the problem in all your relationships, |
| 0:40.5 | why contrarians aren't as smart as they think, |
| 0:43.4 | and much more. |
| 0:45.2 | On top of that, Mark's also just announced |
| 0:47.3 | that he is releasing a book with Will Smith, |
| 0:50.1 | of all people, The Fresh Prince, |
| 0:52.1 | and you get to find out what it's like to work |
| 0:55.0 | with Will Smith for a couple of years, |
| 0:57.3 | which to be frank sounds like, |
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