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The Science of Success

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck with Mark Manson

The Science of Success

Matt Bodnar

Self-improvement, Social Sciences, Business, Science, Entrepreneurship, Education

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we discuss how to escape the feedback loop from hell, the paradoxical idea of embracing negative experiences, why struggle creates meaning, how discover the false values underpinning your worldview, and how to cultivate the ability to sustain and handle adversity with Mark Manson. Mark is a blogger, author and entrepreneur. Most well-known for his site markmanson.net, where he writes personal development advice that doesn't suck. He also wrote a book called The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. It doesn't suck, either. We discuss:Alan Watt’s Backwards Law (and why its so important)How to escape the Feedback Loop From HellThe paradoxical idea of embracing negative experiencesHow your mind invents problems for you every dayWhy Mark gives the advice “don’t try"How to release the judgement of your own emotions The difference between indifference and “not giving a f*ck"The biggest “false values” you cling to that create unhappiness in your lifeWhy "entitlement" is the idea that you deserve happiness and don’t have to struggle for it (and how that causes suffering How to cultivate the ability to sustain and handle adversityWhy the key question to living a better life is NOT “what do I want out of life?"Why struggle creates meaning and its important to feel bad sometimesWhat champions and world class performers focus on every dayWhy you should listen to Disappointment PandaWhy pain is required for growthAnd much more!If you are dealing with a challenge and can't figure out what to do next - listen to this episode! Warning this episode has some profanity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Science of Success with your host, Matt Bodner. Welcome to the Science of Success.

0:13.3

I'm your host Matt Bodner.

0:15.2

I'm an entrepreneur and investor in Nashville, Tennessee, and I'm obsessed with the mindset of

0:19.7

success and the psychology of performance.

0:22.8

I've read hundreds of books, conducted countless hours of research and study, and I'm going to take you on a journey into the human mind and what makes peak performers tick.

0:31.6

With a focus on always having our discussions rooted in psychological research and scientific fact, not opinion.

0:37.5

In this episode, we discuss how to escape the feedback loop from hell, the paradoxical idea of embracing negative experiences, why struggle creates

0:46.8

meaning, how to discover the false values underpinning your worldview, and how to cultivate the ability to sustain and handle adversity with Mark Manson.

0:57.0

Because the Science of Success has spread across the globe with more than 500,000 downloads

1:03.0

listeners in over 100 countries

1:04.6

hitting number one new noteworthy and more,

1:06.7

I give away something awesome to my listeners

1:08.5

every single month.

1:09.9

This month I'm giving away a $100 Amazon gift card to one lucky listener.

1:14.8

All you have to do to be entered to win is to text the word smarter, that's SMAR,

1:18.8

TER, to the number 442-22.

1:21.5

Again, text the word smarter to the number 4222 to be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card.

1:29.5

And if you want to win 10, yes, 10 extra entries into the giveaway. All you have to do is leave a

1:34.7

positive review on iTunes and email me a screenshot of the review to Matt at science of

1:39.2

success. co that's M A T TT-T at Science of Success.

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CO.

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Next episode, we'll be giving away the next Amazon gift card,

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