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Mark Manson: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
About this episode
Mark Manson joins Matt & Abby for a thoughtful, honest conversation about modern self-help, personal responsibility, and what actually leads to a meaningful life. They talk marriage as a “long conversation,” the dangers of toxic positivity, dating apps, friendship, death, and how Mark’s thinking has evolved since writing The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Mark Manson
03:12 - Disappointment Panda
06:45 - Titling The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
13:00 - sponsor: CashApp
14:37 - Religious influence
19:15 - Dangers of self help
21:59 - How my views have changed
23:50 - Personal responsibility
26:34 - sponsor: audible
27:44 - Children and purpose
34:41 - Importance of community
39:45 - sponsor: square
41:40 - Three factors of friendship
46:33 - Quality of Life
53:15 - sponsor: Nutrafol
56:25 - Death
1:00:16 - Marriage: the Long Conversation
1:03:19 - The trap of dating apps
1:07:53 - Keeping score in marriage
1:13:18 - Launching a new self help app
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