Mark Manson: On Pain, Possibility and Profanity
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2016
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
The first time I stumbled upon Mark Manson's writing, I didn't know what to do. It was a complete pattern interrupt.
The issues were raw and real, the ideas were rich and his lens was so contrarian and refreshing it made me think. Really think. But, then, there was the language. This particular essay was wall-to-wall F-bombs.
I was having trouble reconciling the depth of thought with the width of profanity. I found myself diving into more of his work, and discovered that I wasn't the only one. Some 2 million people read him every month. Waiting for his next philosophical provocation.
When I heard Mark had a new book out, I figured it was the perfect opportunity to sit down with him and dive into his bigger story. To get to know the person behind the writing. In this week's conversation, Mark and I take a meandering road through everything from global travel and which country emotes more than others to a more nuanced conversation of pain, possibility, writing and exactly how, when and why he began to insert profanity into his work, what it's done both for and to him.
His latest book is The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living A Good Life. As you might guess from the title, the first few chapters are a pretty in-your-face setup, but as the book continues, Manson settles into a deeper, you might even say gentler voice. He explores ideas like choosing the pain you want to live with, rather than the outcome you want to attain. Just like his essay before, it made me think. I hope it'll do the same for you.
Mentioned in This Episode:
- Connect with Mark: Mark Manson| Instagram
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck article (with epic cat photo)
- Why I Have a Potty Mouth
- Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru documentary
- George Carlin - 7 Words You Can't Say On TV
- American stand-up comedian Bill Hicks
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, did you hear? |
| 0:03.1 | I've got a new book out. |
| 0:04.5 | It's called How to Live a Good Life, So full stories, surprising signs, and practical wisdom. |
| 0:11.0 | I've been working on this baby for a number of years now. |
| 0:14.0 | It's the distillation of about 50 years, 50 plus years now on the planet. |
| 0:20.5 | The opportunity to sit down with hundreds of astonishing teachers and fine patterns, you |
| 0:25.9 | know, things that really, really moved the needle. |
| 0:29.3 | And also sharing a single idea, a single model of lens on life that you'll hear once you'll |
| 0:36.2 | remember forever, and it may guide the way that you move into the world from this moment |
| 0:41.0 | forward and hopefully make a really big difference. |
| 0:43.0 | We have a really cool pre-order initiative going on where we're working with a foundation |
| 0:48.3 | to plant trees as well. |
| 0:50.2 | So when you're pre-order your book, you'll get some pretty hardcore, amazing extra bonuses |
| 0:54.7 | and gifts, and at the same time you will help us plant what we hope to become a Good Life |
| 0:59.9 | Forest. |
| 1:00.9 | We are on a mission to plant 10,000 trees as part of bringing this book to life. |
| 1:06.0 | And I would love your help. |
| 1:07.0 | I'd be so grateful for it. |
| 1:08.1 | So if you want to learn more about how to get your copy of the book, or maybe become an |
| 1:12.6 | ambassador, actually, we have an amazing ambassador experience as well, and also help us plant |
| 1:17.6 | trees, plant that Good Life Forest. |
| 1:19.6 | Check out all the details at GoodLifeProject.com slash book, or you can just go ahead and click |
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