55: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2016

⏱️ 73 minutes

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In this raw and uncut episode, Mark Manson imparts his wisdom on the art of not giving a fuck. According to Manson, the key to living a good life is “not giving a fuck about more; it’s giving a fuck about less, giving a fuck about only what is true and immediate and important”. In this interview, we learn about this unique art form, and all of the counterintuitive ways that giving less fucks in your life actually frees you up to get more of what you truly value. You’ll learn how the acceptance of one’s negative experience can itself be a positive experience, the benefits of suffering, the futility of searching for happiness, the ways that emotions are overrated, and how to distinguish between good values and unproductive values. You’ll also be inspired to learn that you are not as special as you think you are, and that you are wrong about everything. As if that wasn’t motivating enough, you’ll also learn to accept your mundane existence, and the inevitability of death. This was a fun, wise, and at times, rather profound, interview. Note: In the spirit of Mark’s message, this entire interview is uncensored and unedited, which means that Scott shows extreme vulnerability in a way that he hasn’t before in past episodes. Fuck it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the psychology podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman where we give
0:04.6	you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity. Each episode will feature
0:09.3	a new guest who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in.
0:14.8	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:18.0	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast. So today I'm really excited to have Mark Manson on the show. Mark is an author, blogger,
0:42.3	and entrepreneur. In his own words, he writes
0:44.9	personal development advice that doesn't suck. His latest book is The Subtle Art of Not Giving
0:50.0	a Fuck, a counterintuitive approach to living a good life. Great to have you on this show, Mark.
0:55.0	Good to be here, Scott. Thanks for having me.
0:58.0	Yeah, so I actually was deliberating for a good five minutes whether or not to say the word fuck or not.
1:03.6	And I decided, because on iTunes, they get put an explicit rating
1:07.4	when you do.
1:08.4	And I decided that we'll make this entire show completely uncensored in the spirit of your book.
1:15.0	You decided not to give a fuck.
1:16.7	Exactly.
1:17.8	For this episode.
1:19.2	This episode.
1:21.6	I think if every single one of the psychology podcast episodes were rated e, it would take into another category maybe of on it would take it out of social sciences and I don't know. But really great to have you on the show. I really
1:36.7	enjoyed reading your book. It resonated a lot of levels. Cool. Awesome. So I want to start with Charles Bekowski.
1:45.6	Yes.
1:46.6	What does he illustrate about why it might be a good thing not to give a fuck?
1:51.8	Well, I wanted to, one of my big. of a book that focus very heavily on negativity.
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