3 Tips to Read More Books
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by Mark Manson
1y ago
I’ve found there are a lot of misconceptions out there about how to read more and read well, mostly picked up from when we were in grade school. Here, I want to cover the three most common questions I get in regards to reading non-fiction: How do you remember what you’ve read? How do you read faster? How do you read more? 1. How to Remember the Books You’ve Read Let’s start with remembering what you’ve read since this is probably the most common question I get. “You read so much, how do you remember all of it?” Easy. I don’t. Nor do I expect myself to. And neither should you. Think back to t ..read more
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Why Skills Matter More Than Goals
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by Mark Manson
1y ago
Welcome to the first Monday of the new year. It’s 2022 and if you’re like me, it still feels like 2019 was last year. Talk about a mindfuck. This is that time of year where most productive and growth-minded people sit down and focus on their goals, their identity, and who they want to be in the fucking world. Maybe you like to set some goals, create a list, check it twice… then, like most people, quit the gym membership in February and go back to exactly what you did the year before. I’ve written quite a bit about goals and new year’s resolutions in the past. Unlike most personal growth ritual ..read more
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Creating Healthy Habits: A Practical Guide
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by Drew Birnie
1y ago
Habits are behaviors we perform on a daily or otherwise regular basis. They’re not just any behaviors, though. A behavior is a habit if some component of it is at least somewhat “automatic.” Some studies estimate that habits make up over 40% of our everyday behavior.1 Since we spend almost half our lives on autopilot, learning how to shape and leverage habits to our benefit can have a huge impact. In this guide, I’m going to tell you exactly how habits work, dispel the 21-day habit-formation myth, show you how to stick to healthy habits and break bad ones, and point you towards habits that wil ..read more
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3 Principles for a Better Life
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by Mark Manson
1y ago
This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from June 13, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Table of Contents 3 Principles for a Better Life #1 You Are Perfect, But… #2 Most People Aren’t Evil #3 A Bit of Truth in Everything 3 Principles for a Better Life When I started this newsletter years ago, I started it with the pitch, “3 Ideas That Can Change Your Life.” For years, I sent out emails in that format: three ideas—one, two, three—thank you, drive through. So consider this a throwback em ..read more
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Minimalism
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by Mark Manson
2y ago
For seven years, this was everything I owned: A MacBook Pro, an iPad, an unlocked iPhone, seven shirts, two pairs of jeans, two jackets, one coat, one sweater, two pairs of shoes, a suitcase, a backpack, some gym shorts, bathroom stuff, socks and underwear. That’s it. Everything I owned could be easily packed into a small suitcase and moved within thirty minutes. In Fight Club, Tyler Durden made the bold claim: “The things you own, end up owning you.” Although I think that’s true, I’m not going to be a zealot here and try to convince you to throw away all of your possessions and go live on a m ..read more
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What in the World Are You Doing?
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by Mark Manson
2y ago
This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from January 3, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Table of Contents Your Focus for the New Year The Subtle Art School Your Focus for the New Year Welcome to the first Monday of the new year. It’s 2022 and if you’re like me, it still feels like 2019 was last year. Talk about a mindfuck. This is that time of year where most productive and growth-minded people sit down and focus on their goals, their identity, and who they want to be in the fucking ..read more
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The Point Is to Stop
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by Mark Manson
2y ago
This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from December 13, 2021. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on and stuff I’ve enjoyed reading that month in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Table of Contents The Point Is to Stop The Subtle Art School Signed Books for the Holidays The Point Is to Stop Years ago, I wrote an article that claimed the best way to judge the usefulness of self-help advice is by how many people eventually leave it behind. In it, I boldly claimed that if self-help advice actually worked, the industry would quickly g ..read more
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The Benefits of Time
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by Mark Manson
2y ago
This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from August 9, 2021. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on and stuff I’ve enjoyed reading that month in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Table of Contents The Benefits of Time Stuff Worth Reading The Benefits of Time After a month off, I’m back. Thank you to those of you who reached out wondering where I was or whether I was okay. I’m doing great. The time off was just what I needed. I’ve long written about the importance of taking time away from something to improve its outcome. It’s one of thos ..read more
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The Surprising Science of Goal Setting (And Why You’re Probably Doing It Wrong)
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by Mark Manson
2y ago
Back in 2010, I set a bold goal for myself. I took one of my websites and decided that I wanted to publish over 100 articles on it that year. I decided that by doing this, my goal was to accumulate more than a million readers by the end of the year. To do this, I decided to take what, at the time, had been a modestly successful blog, and turn it into a kind of men’s magazine for millennials. I found half a dozen people to write articles for me. I redesigned the site. I created a pipeline of content that would feed directly through me and be posted every other day. In my mind, I was building th ..read more
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7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose
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by Mark Manson
2y ago
One day, when my brother was 18, he waltzed into the living room and proudly announced to my mother and me that one day he was going to be a senator. My mom probably gave him the “That’s nice, dear,” treatment while I’m sure I was distracted by a bowl of Cheerios or something. But for fifteen years, this purpose informed all of my brother’s life decisions: what he studied in school, where he chose to live, who he connected with, and even what he did with many of his vacations and weekends. After almost half a lifetime of work later, he’s the chairman of a major political party and a judge. He ..read more
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