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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Podcast

How to Reprogram Your Brain for Success (ft. Derek Sivers)

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Podcast

Mark Manson

Self-improvement, Education

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Are you your own worst enemy? Ever think that your life would be so much easier if you could just change your mind about a couple things? Yeah, me too.

In this inaugural episode, I am joined by my old friend Derek Sivers, the one person I know who is better at questioning beliefs and changing his mind than just about anyone… and a bona fide grandmaster at not giving a fuck.

We dig into the most fundamental aspects of our psychology and happiness—our beliefs. We talk about how to change them, which ones should be changed and which ones should not, and the wide-ranging effects these beliefs have throughout our lives.

I believe you will get a lot out of this podcast… see what I did there? I did the believe—eh, never mind.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Are you your own worst enemy? Ever think that your life would be so much easier if you could just change your mind about a couple things?

0:06.4

Yeah, me too. That's why I reached out to my old friend Derek Sivers, the one person I know who is better at questioning beliefs and changing his mind

0:14.8

than just about anyone I know. He's also a bona fide grandmaster at not giving a fuck.

0:19.6

A former circus performer and professional musician, Derek went on to found several companies, including CD Baby, which he later sold for $22 million.

0:28.0

He then gave most of that money away to charity.

0:31.0

He is one of the most viewed TED Talks of all time, has written four books, and is currently working on his fifth, titled, Useful Not True.

0:38.0

In this episode, we're going to dig into the most fundamental aspects of our psychology and happiness,

0:42.8

our beliefs.

0:43.9

We talk about how to change them,

0:45.5

which ones should be changed,

0:47.0

and which ones maybe shouldn't,

0:48.6

and the wide-ranging effects

0:49.9

that these beliefs have throughout our lives.

0:52.4

I believe that you're going to get a lot

0:54.6

out of this episode. See what I did there? It's like an episode about beliefs and I

0:58.9

said I'd be whatever. Just roll the intro.

1:02.0

20 million books sold.

1:05.0

Zero Fox Given.

1:07.0

It's the subtle art of not giving a fuck podcast.

1:12.0

With your host host Mark Manson.

1:15.0

First of all, we've been friends for a long time and so it's cool to just have my inaugural

1:20.4

guest be a friend who have known forever. But also if I were to make a top 10 list of people I know who probably give the few as fucks.

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