293: Mark Manson - We All Need Hope • Meditation Makes You Stronger • Happiness Is Overrated

Mark Manson (IG: @markmansonnet) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, the mega-bestseller that has been translated into over 50 languages and sold more than eight million copies worldwide. He has also built one of the largest personal growth websites in the world, MarkManson.net. Mark's writing has been published in Time Magazine, Forbes, Vice, and CNN, among many others. Today we're discussing his new book, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Mark grew up reading psychology & philosophy books
• Achieving success with "The Subtle Art" book
• We all need hope
• Everybody’s offended about everything
• How to build & maintain hope
• What is depression?
• Act without hope
• The thinking brain vs. the feeling brain
• Change your habits
• What is antifragility?
• Meditation makes you stronger
• Learn to listen and trust yourself
• Become emotionally resilient
• The pager experiment
• Happiness is overrated
• The blue dot effect
• Recognize your perceptions
• Mark’s criticisms of the self-help industry
• Be aware of yourself in the present moment
• Encourage growth

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