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A review by gourireads
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
3.0
Hey! I got this book from a stranger through a book exchange a few years ago. It has been on my shelf for way too long.
Like any other self help book in the world, reading this book will definitely not change anyone's life. But like almost every book that you read, there is definitely something that you can interpret and apply to make your life a little better as well. I definitely don't understand the hate this book gets. It's not exactly amazing but it's definitely better than a lot of books out there. I don't think it claims to change your life. I don't think it's "a white man's rant" (popular belief). It talks about how you have to find the right values, set your metric (the standards that you measure yourself with) right, to take responsibility for whatever that happens in your life (not to say sorry to everyone thinking it's your fault, but to acknowledge things when they happen and go "alright, this happened, how do I deal with it?") because no one else is gonna do it for you, to not chase after temporary highs or try and bury your setbacks under a positive mindset.
The book basically just says problems or the bad times in your life is what is important and solving problems is what makes us happy. It also tells us to accept the fact that we will all die someday and that this acceptance of death will help us lead better and fulfilling lives. I think it makes more sense than any other self help book that I have read (I haven't read many though). I don't even know if this is a self help book.
However, I can understand why people could dislike it at points. I didn't like how it was repetitive. Sometimes, it felt like I was reading way too much advice all at once. I hated it when he talked about Dave Mustaine, Hiroo Onoda, Pete Best or Buddha and tried to make the narrative cool by doing things like calling Buddha "the cool dude". It's fine, really. But I don't like it when he tried to speak through them or try and use their lives to prove his points( I have seen that it's pretty common with self help). It made the whole thing a bit cringe-y. I wanted to get all those parts done with. The book can also feel a bit like a compilation of blog posts at times. This put me off a little bit as well.
Overall, do you have to read this book? No, not really. Check out his blog for free, if you're interested. He gives out a lot of ebooks that he wrote. Try and see if something resonates with you.
But do you have to hate on it so much? Uh no. The book is available on Amazon for 150 rupees and it does make more sense than most "self-help" books. So I don't think it deserves the hate it does. If you're ready to stick it through the repetitiveness you can get the message and probably try and apply it to your life.
I gave it 3/5 stars on Goodreads.
Like any other self help book in the world, reading this book will definitely not change anyone's life. But like almost every book that you read, there is definitely something that you can interpret and apply to make your life a little better as well. I definitely don't understand the hate this book gets. It's not exactly amazing but it's definitely better than a lot of books out there. I don't think it claims to change your life. I don't think it's "a white man's rant" (popular belief). It talks about how you have to find the right values, set your metric (the standards that you measure yourself with) right, to take responsibility for whatever that happens in your life (not to say sorry to everyone thinking it's your fault, but to acknowledge things when they happen and go "alright, this happened, how do I deal with it?") because no one else is gonna do it for you, to not chase after temporary highs or try and bury your setbacks under a positive mindset.
The book basically just says problems or the bad times in your life is what is important and solving problems is what makes us happy. It also tells us to accept the fact that we will all die someday and that this acceptance of death will help us lead better and fulfilling lives. I think it makes more sense than any other self help book that I have read (I haven't read many though). I don't even know if this is a self help book.
However, I can understand why people could dislike it at points. I didn't like how it was repetitive. Sometimes, it felt like I was reading way too much advice all at once. I hated it when he talked about Dave Mustaine, Hiroo Onoda, Pete Best or Buddha and tried to make the narrative cool by doing things like calling Buddha "the cool dude". It's fine, really. But I don't like it when he tried to speak through them or try and use their lives to prove his points( I have seen that it's pretty common with self help). It made the whole thing a bit cringe-y. I wanted to get all those parts done with. The book can also feel a bit like a compilation of blog posts at times. This put me off a little bit as well.
Overall, do you have to read this book? No, not really. Check out his blog for free, if you're interested. He gives out a lot of ebooks that he wrote. Try and see if something resonates with you.
But do you have to hate on it so much? Uh no. The book is available on Amazon for 150 rupees and it does make more sense than most "self-help" books. So I don't think it deserves the hate it does. If you're ready to stick it through the repetitiveness you can get the message and probably try and apply it to your life.
I gave it 3/5 stars on Goodreads.