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Life isn't supposed to go your way all the time, and that's OK
When we give too many f*cks, when we choose to give a f*ck about everything, then we feel as though we are perpetually entitled to feel comfortable and happy at all times, that’s when life f*cks us.
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Failure is a part of life. Failure is how you learn and grow
If you think about a young child trying to learn to walk, that child will fall down and hurt itself hundreds of times. But at no point does that child ever stop and think, ‘Oh, I guess walking just isn’t for me
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Fear of failure is your biggest enemy
We can be truly successful only at something we’re willing to fail at. If we’re unwilling to fail, then we’re unwilling to succeed.
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Once you’re great at one thing, aim to be great at another
People who become great at something become great because they understand that they’re not already great – they are mediocre, they are average – and that they could be so much better.
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Caring less will only lead to better things
This, in a nutshell, is what ‘self-improvement’ is really about: prioritising better values, choosing better things to give a f*ck about. Because when you give better f*cks, you get better problems.”
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Hard times are a necessary part of life
Who you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle for.”
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Not every “problem” has to be a negative thing
Don’t hope for a life without problems. There’s no such thing. Instead, hope for a life full of good problems.
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Who you are will constantly change
"I say don’t find yourself. I say never know who you are. Because that’s what keeps you striving and discovering. And it forces you to remain humble in your judgments and accepting of the differences in others.”
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Choose your battles wisely. Put your energy where it counts.
Maturity is what happens when one learns to only give a f*ck about what’s truly f*ck-worthy.
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Overdoing it is the same as doing nothing at all
We are defined by what we choose to reject. And if we reject nothing we essentially have no identity at all.
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Key points from the book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
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