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Disappointment Panda is a fictional bear who has the superpower of telling people the harsh truth about themselves. Manson uses Disappointment Panda to represent the part of ourselves that is afraid of failure, rejection, and disappointment.
"Disappointment Panda would be the hero that none of us would want but all of us would need. He'd be the proverbial vegetables to our mental diet of junk food. …He'd be the one who tells us the truth, even when we don't want to hear it."
Mark Manson argues that we need to embrace Disappointment Panda and learn to accept the harsh truths about ourselves.
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Uncertainty is a part of life, and we need to learn to embrace it. Mark Manson argues that trying to control everything in our lives is a fool's errand, and that we will only end up feeling stressed and anxious.
Manson says that the best way to deal with uncertainty is to a...
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Self-awareness is like an onion, with many layers that can be peeled back to reveal deeper insights about us:
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Learning to say and hear “no” can actually improve your life in 2 key ways:
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Many of our modern values (success, positivity, greatness etc) can actually make us more insecure & miserable. The way to be happy and fulfilled, Manson says, is to not give a f*ck about everything we’re told to care about.
Instead, get clear on what truly matters, focus y...
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As we know that problems are inevitable, trying to avoid them makes no sense. Complaining about them and playing the victim card is also not going to help you in any way.
So instead of being controlled by your problems, it is wiser to take responsibility and control them. W...
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If you fear death (or are preoccupied with ensuring that people remember you after you’re gone), you won’t be able to live fully.
However, if you’ve confronted your mortality, can accept your life as a passing grain in the timelessness of the universe, and can focus on cont...
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When we fail, we often have a choice. We can either give up and let the failure define us, or we can learn from our mistakes and use them as an opportunity to grow. Failing forward is about choosing the latter. It's about embracing failure as a part of the learning process and us...
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To break the cycle of negativity:
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The principle states that the best way to overcome procrastination and make progress towards your goals is to simply take action, no matter how small.
We often get stuck in a cycle of inaction because we're waiting for the perfect moment or the right amount of motivation to...
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Here’s a paradox: the more you pursue the positives, the more negative you’ll feel. Those who desperately want to be rich, worthy or happy will only end up feeling poorer, more unworthy or unhappy. On the other hand, the more you accept the negatives in your life, the be...
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