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A collection of audio versions of articles by author and blogger Mark Manson.

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    • Jun 28, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 172 EPISODES

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    The Virtue of Delayed Gratification

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 12:51


    Nearly every culture around the world encourages sacrifice today for a better tomorrow. So why is delayed gratification so hard?

    Why I'm Not a Stoic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 22:24


    There's a lot to like about stoicism, but it falls short in some key areas for me. Here's my take on it and the other influences on my personal philosophy.

    The Surprising Science of Goal Setting (And Why You're Probably Doing It Wrong)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 21:02


    Setting goals points us in the right direction and helps us clarify our values. But hanging on to goals when they no longer serve us is a recipe for misery.

    Social Media Isn't the Problem... We Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 29:32


    Social media is the latest scapegoat to be blamed for all our social ills. Not only are these claims overblown, they're just wrong.

    1,273 People Share Their Best Life Lessons from 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 26:14


    Even if 2020 was one long dumpster fire of a year, we sure learned a lot about ourselves. Here's what nearly 1300 people had to say about it.

    The Fear Of The Unknown

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 12:58


    Most people can't just sit with uncertainty, with not knowing what will happen. And this fear of the unknown makes us do some strange things.

    The Dunning-Kruger Effect: The Paradox of Our Own Ignorance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 8:53


    The Dunning-Kruger effect stems from the ignorance of our own ignorance. But how do you fix something if you don't even know it's broken?

    5 Boring Ways More Creative

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 19:27


    Creative people are anything but boring, but the creative process itself involves a lot of mundane work and boring consistency.

    How To Get Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 8:54


    Therapy, journaling, and meditation have all been shown to improve mental health. When you look a little closer, they all share one thing in common.

    How to Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 16:19


    Our beliefs can put healthy boundaries on questionable behavior. But limiting beliefs hold us back from what we want in life.

    5 Common Beliefs that Can Subtly Screw You Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 11:56


    Some of the beliefs we hold seem so self-evident that they couldn't possibly be wrong. But if you dig a little deeper, you'll find that the beliefs that serve us in some ways can hurt us in others.

    The Law of Unintended Consequences

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 18:36


    Sometimes the solution to a problem is worse than the problem itself. It's the Law of Unintended Consequences—and it's more common than you think.

    8 Logical Fallacies that Mess Us All Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 16:52


    Logical fallacies are incredibly common in our everyday lives. Here are some of the worst ones we all fall prey to.

    The Cognitive Biases that Make Us All Terrible People

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 19:05


    We're all victims of our own biases. Some of them just make us more awful human beings than others.

    Why We All Need Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 35:05


    Philosophy can help us live more meaningful live sand build better societies. We just need a framework of philosophy that fits our modern-day problems.

    5 Steps to Becoming Insanely, Spectacularly, Wildly Successful… or Whatever

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 13:10


    Achieving success in life has a lot more to do with how you define being successful than it does with doing what others tell you to do.

    3 Reasons Why You Make Terrible Decisions (And How to Stop)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 23:04


    Decisions in life come down to trade-offs. And it just so happens we're really bad at evaluating trade-offs.

    5 Ways to Build Resilience and Conquer Adversity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 24:50


    Resilience is the ability to positively adapt to negative events in your life. It doesn't mean feeling good all the time—it means you're okay with feeling bad sometimes.

    Coronavirus: Surviving the Oncoming Mental Health Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 19:39


    Social isolation, lack of exercise, and financial uncertainty will almost certainly lead to deteriorating mental health around the world. But you can take steps today to soften the blow.

    How to Forgive but Not Forget

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 17:39


    Like a muscle, forgiveness needs to be exercised consistently over a period of time. And just as our physical muscles keep our bodies healthy and strong, learning how to forgive can keep our emotional lives healthy and strong.

    How to Let Go of Your Regrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020 12:12


    Most people think regret is a universally bad thing. But if you look a little closer, regret actually serves a very useful purpose in our lives.

    Why You Should Quit the News

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 48:53


    The news is often heralded as a vital component of a thriving democracy. But here I argue that, in its current form, the news is doing more harm than good.

    10 Important Lessons We Learned from the 2010s

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 19:36


    The 2010s were a decade of tumultuous change, growing pains, and incredible advancement for the world. Here are 10 lessons we learned.

    The 3 Paradoxes of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 26:03


    Life is contradictory in many ways. Here are three paradoxes we all must face.

    How to Overcome Your Demons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 16:42


    We all have demons, but overcoming them isn't really the goal you should be looking to accomplish.

    How to Build Self-Esteem (And Does It Even Matter?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 19:27


    Self-esteem isn't the silver bullet some people think it is, but it's still important. It just depends on how and where you're getting your self-esteem.

    How to Be Patient in an Impatient World

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 15:31


    There’s a dark side to our constant stimulation. All of these low-value distractions in our lives have conditioned us to think that patience is for suckers; that we must “move fast and break things;” that if we’re not up-to-date on everything, all the time, we’re going to get left in the dust. This couldn't be further from the truth.

    5 Tenets of Negative Self-Help

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 28:56


    "Negative Self-Help" — an approach to personal growth based not on what feels good, but rather on what feels bad. Because getting good at feeling bad is what allows us to feel good.

    No, You Can't Make a Person Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 12:07


    No, You Can't Make a Person Change by Mark Manson

    The Attention Diet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2019 32:32


    Distractions have become so pervasive in the digital age that we've come to accept them as normal. Here's how we can escape their grip and free our minds a little.

    5 Skills You Need to Be More Emotionally Intelligent than the Average Three-Year-Old

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 15:52


    Emotional intelligence is a set of skills you can get better at with practice. Here are five skills you can cultivate to make you more a emotionally intelligent person.

    “Who the Fuck Am I?”: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Values

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 28:36


    What are your most important personal values? Do you actually value what you say you do, or are you lying to yourself? And just who the hell are you anyway?

    If Self-Discipline Feels Difficult, Then You’re Doing It Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 26:13


    Many equate self-discipline with living a good, moral life, which ends up creating a lot of shame when we fail. There's a better way to build lasting, solid self-discipline in your life.

    5 Principles for Making Better Life Decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 15:46


    Most of us are pretty terrible at making decisions that affect our lives. We have to learn how to deal with the emotional realities of these decisions and see things a little differently. Here are 5 principles I use to evaluate big decisions in my life.

    Why Being an Asshole Can Be a Valuable Life Skill

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 16:17


    We typically don't think of being an asshole as a good thing, but there's a difference between "good" assholes and "bad" assholes.

    The One Rule for Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018 26:17


    Kant was one of the most influential thinkers in modern history. His philosophy of morality doesn't just have lofty, theoretical implications; we can apply it to our everyday lives as well.

    Stop Trying To Change Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 11:09


    Trying to change yourself—that is, who you are—will inevitably lead you to fail and feel hopeless. But if you instead focus on changing your actions without worrying about how it changes you as a person, real change becomes much simpler.

    Why the Best Things in Life Are All Backwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 14:05


    Trying too hard to get what you want in life—like love, respect, and happiness—often has the opposite effect: you end up lonely, dejected, and miserable. Here's why.

    Why You Suck at Self-Awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 26:02


    It's possible to be self-aware to some degree and still be unhappy and unfulfilled. And while self-awareness has many benefits, it is, by itself, not the point. This is how you can cultivate and develop healthy self-awareness in your own life.

    6 Things People Should Stop Giving So Many Fucks About

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 21:13


    There are many, many things you should stop giving so many fucks about. Here are 6 of them.

    How to Grow the Fuck Up: A Guide to Humans

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 44:54


    Learning how to grow up and be more mature starts with knowing what you truly value. Being an adult means sticking to your values, even when it's not popular or doesn't benefit you.

    How to Let Go: Learning to Deal with Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 28:38


    A difficult lesson in life is learning how to let go of broken relationships, our pasts, and even parts of ourselves. This is how I've learned to deal with loss in my life.

    5 Best Books for Dealing with Anxiety and Depression

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2017 12:21


    My recommendations for books that actually help with depression and anxiety

    Fuck Your Feelings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2017 14:06


    Life isn't about feeling awesome all the time.

    The fear of Missing Out: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Instagram

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017 11:58


    Here's how I overcame crippling FOMO.

    How to Grow from Your Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 12:07


    Painful and traumatic experiences suck. But it's possible to come out of trauma a stronger, more resilient person—and it's actually a lot more common than you think.

    The Real Value of Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2017 8:34


    Many of us allow ourselves to be defined by how much money we have or don't have. But the real value of money is something else entirely.

    Happiness Is Not Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 12:37


    Constantly striving for happiness in the face of life's challenges can be just as bad as being miserable all the time.

    A Brief History of Romantic Love and Why It Kind of Sucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2017 12:52


    How romantic love came to be a cultural centerpiece in western societies and why it kind of screws us all up.

    What's the Point of Self-Improvement Anyway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017 7:01


    The ultimate goal of self-improvement can be paradoxically self-defeating. This is what healthy self-improvement looks like.

    What's the Problem with Feminism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 12:45


    Feminism as a movement gets a lot right: equality for all shouldn't be up for debate. But feminism as an institution has become regressive in many cases.

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