Welcome to the Mike Dillard podcast, where we provide entrepreneurs like you with the knowledge and skills that you need to bring your dreams to life.

Well, gang, today we sit down with Mark Manson, who you probably know as the author of a best-selling book that took the world by storm two years ago called

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck.

Well, as of today, that book has sold more than 8 million copies.

Now, while I'd certainly heard of Mark in his book, I didn't realize how he got his start

as an author.

Well, it turns out that his journey began as a humble blogger and

affiliate marketer, just like myself and probably many of you. So today, we're going to talk about

how he made that transition from essentially internet marketer and blogger to bestselling author.

And then we're going to dive into an incredibly important topic

today, which is how to protect your mind in a world that is changing at an exponential rate.

We're going to dive into the effects of social media on your brain and the two different

versions of the world being created right now between the East and the West and how AI is

going to play a critical role in both.

Ultimately, it changes here.

It's happening right now and you can either become a victim of it or you can take a look

at what's happening from a new perspective far above and see where the dangers and

opportunities can be found.

Please help me welcome Mark Manson. Well, Mark Manson,

welcome to the podcast, brother. It is an absolute pleasure to have you. Thanks for having me.

It's good to be here. Yeah, absolutely. So I'm super excited to have you on the show today.

I would have to say that a vast majority of our audience is familiar with your very first book.

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