Hope is Fucked || Mark Manson

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

“Whether you think you’re better than everybody or worse than everybody, you’re still assuming that you are different than everybody.” — Mark Manson Today it’s great to have Mark Manson on the podcast. His blog, markmanson.net, attracts more than two million readers per month. Mark is the New York Times and international bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (with over 6 million in sales in the US alone) and his latest book is called Everything is Fucked: A Book About Hope. In this episode we discuss: Why we are a culture in need of hope The paradox of progress How self-control is an illusion How to learn to communicate to yourself effectively “Emo Newton’s” laws of emotion Mark’s definition of growth How to start your own religion The paradox of hope How hope can be incredibly destructive if we’re not careful Kant’s Formula of Humanity How to grow up Political extremism and maturity The difference between #fakefreedom and real freedom Why we are bad algorithms and why we shouldn’t fear artificial intelligence so much What Mark dares to hope for --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Psychology Podcast, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:13.0	I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman,
0:15.0	and in each episode I have a conversation with a guest
0:18.0	who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding
0:20.0	of yourself, others, and the world we live in. Hopefully we'll also provide a
0:24.7	glimpse into human possibility. Thanks for Mark Manson on the podcast. His blog Mark Manson
0:38.6	attracts more than 2 million readers per month. Mark is the New York Times International best-selling
0:44.0	author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, with over 6 million in sales in the US alone,
0:48.5	and his latest book is called Everything is Fucked. A Book About Hope. Mark Mark so great to chat with you today.
0:54.8	Good to be back man. Yeah like I know that whenever I talk to you like it gives me an excuse to say the word
1:00.0	fuck.
1:01.1	I'm always here to help.
1:03.0	I know how it is for you academics.
1:05.0	I'm here.
1:07.0	I'm here to help.
1:08.0	Thank you.
1:09.0	I really appreciate it.
1:10.0	I try to not use that word too much in my podcast because it's a kid-friendly show but it seems like you somehow write it in a way where you can't not use the word in that context.
1:22.0	Yeah, a lot of shows they'll do like everything is F or everything is blank, but you know, it doesn't have the same effect.
1:31.0	Right, I mean everything is beeped is like yeah it doesn't
1:37.5	pack the same punch that's for sure well this one is definitely going to be
1:41.4	rated explicit on iTunes.
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