Everything Is F*cked - Mark Manson

Everything Is F*cked

By Mark Manson

  • Release Date: 2019-05-14
  • Genre: Self-Improvement
Score: 4
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From 949 Ratings

Description

From the author of the international mega-bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck comes a counterintuitive guide to the problems of hope.

We live in an interesting time. Materially, everything is the best it’s ever been—we are freer, healthier and wealthier than any people in human history. Yet, somehow everything seems to be irreparably and horribly f*cked—the planet is warming, governments are failing, economies are collapsing, and everyone is perpetually offended on Twitter. At this moment in history, when we have access to technology, education and communication our ancestors couldn’t even dream of, so many of us come back to an overriding feeling of hopelessness.

What’s going on? If anyone can put a name to our current malaise and help fix it, it’s Mark Manson. In 2016, Manson published The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, a book that brilliantly gave shape to the ever-present, low-level hum of anxiety that permeates modern living. He showed us that technology had made it too easy to care about the wrong things, that our culture had convinced us that the world owed us something when it didn’t—and worst of all, that our modern and maddening urge to always find happiness only served to make us unhappier. Instead, the “subtle art” of that title turned out to be a bold challenge: to choose your struggle; to narrow and focus and find the pain you want to sustain. The result was a book that became an international phenomenon, selling millions of copies worldwide while becoming the #1 bestseller in 13 different countries.

Now, in Everthing Is F*cked, Manson turns his gaze from the inevitable flaws within each individual self to the endless calamities taking place in the world around us. Drawing from the pool of psychological research on these topics, as well as the timeless wisdom of philosophers such as Plato, Nietzsche, and Tom Waits, he dissects religion and politics and the uncomfortable ways they have come to resemble one another. He looks at our relationships with money, entertainment and the internet, and how too much of a good thing can psychologically eat us alive. He openly defies our definitions of faith, happiness, freedom—and even of hope itself.

With his usual mix of erudition and where-the-f*ck-did-that-come-from humor, Manson takes us by the collar and challenges us to be more honest with ourselves and connected with the world in ways we probably haven’t considered before. It’s another counterintuitive romp through the pain in our hearts and the stress of our soul. One of the great modern writers has produced another book that will set the agenda for years to come.

Reviews

  • A new look about important philosophers

    5
    By Zanclair
    What really impressed me was the connection between great names in philosophy with a new vision about their work and the current culture mainly associated with AI. A must read.
  • Everything you need to hear !!

    5
    By Momofbest3
    This book is a no nonsense book. The truth you need to hear. I read it after going thru a divorce of 32 years and it is marked a favorite and is highlighted thru out !!!!
  • Know your audience

    1
    By J KyRei Slaughter
    Before you start asking “what have you done to help society” realize that some of your readers are black and we’ve done enough. Turned it off in the first 13 minutes, this is white people rhetoric.
  • Get over the profanity

    5
    By Necky46
    This is a dazzling book…just read it.
  • Perfectly simple

    4
    By Conclucius
    Thanks for Kant. Perfectly simple words bridging the gap between me and the corrupt society that took 10 years of my life from the world because of fragile egos. Sanity is boring.
  • Great book

    5
    By West3201
    This book is very liberating and fulfilling. It makes you wanna read it over and over again. Very deep and informative but relaxed. Great read if you are you are trying to figure out the meaning of life.
  • Straight Forward!

    4
    By Luis H Gonzu
    This book like the author’s first book tell you the things straight forward like it supposed to be. And easy to read for those who are learning English. This book is more than just hope, ot teaches you to not rely on hope but yourself. It teaches you to be better and whatever decision you make, good or wrong, you still gotta move forward and be better.
  • Good read!

    5
    By gbg ydb.
    I came across this book when I was feeling really low and my ideas about hope were much different than they are after taking in the ideas included in this book. It proved very helpful for me and I am so grateful to have come across it at the perfect time!
  • Love this book

    5
    By Jezig
    Es un libro que da en el clavo de lo que nos pasa en la actualidad y de por que vemos que las cosas están peor que antes cuando probablemente es totalmente lo contrario. Debemos vivir sin esperar nada a cambio sin tener esperanza de que las cosas van a mejorar, mejor empezar en trabajar en el interior de uno mismo y ser uno mejor ser humano.
  • Interesting but flaw

    2
    By Jose A. Garcia
    Interesting reading, but there is a lot of flaw assumptions about religion, Philosophy, and history.