5 Ugly Truths That Make Life Beautiful

SOLVED with Mark Manson

Mark Manson

Education, Self-improvement

4.9 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

So many people seem to be obsessed with feeling good all the time. They’re always looking for “hacks” to an easier, happier life. But what if the easy way actually makes it harder to have a life full of meaning and purpose? Today, Drew and I take on the ugly truths that give life its beauty. Some of these might be a little hard to stomach at first. But if you see them through, you might be surprised at what’s on the other side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Drew. I'm feeling very French this morning.
0:02.8	Why is that?
0:03.8	Very, very too lemon.
0:05.8	Okay.
0:06.8	Very, uh, mercy bucoucou.
0:08.8	Souffle. Wawa, we, we, we.
0:11.8	Well, it's just, I feel like French people they have this saying or they say
0:15.8	beauty is pain that if you want to talk about what makes life beautiful
0:20.5	then there's a certain degree of discomfort that's required in observing that beauty.
0:26.2	I actually have this argument with my wife oftentimes about music.
0:30.0	I will play an absolutely gorgeous song that's in a minor key and she'll complain that it's sad and I'm like it's not sad it's beautiful
0:39.4	it's fucking beautiful it's the melancholy it's the Instagram meme of Don't be sad it hap
0:44.8	Wait Don't be sad wait. How does it go? Don't be sad it be happy. It happened. Oh, I remember. It's the Instagram meme. Don't be sad. It's the Instagram meme. Oh, I remember. It's the Instagram meme.
0:54.0	Don't be sad, it's gone, be happy it happened.
0:56.0	Okay?
0:58.0	That's what today's episode is about French people on Instagram memes.
1:04.3	No, it's actually, we're going to talk about how ugly and painful truths are actually
1:10.5	what makes life feel rich and beautiful and I should probably stop so why
1:16.4	don't you kick us all? Let's get off of that train real quick yeah.
1:22.1	Bro do you even podcast? Like bro?
1:26.0	This is the subtle art of not giving a fuck podcast
1:30.0	with your host Mark Manson.
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