The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck- Book Review

I am always on the lookout for new books out there that are released and are subject to various talks and intellectual arguments and are quite simply, stirring the social media world. I came across an Instagram post by an artist that I follow and I got curious about this book that she said she was currently reading. It's called "The subtle art of not giving a f*uck: A counterintuitive approach to living a good life" by Mark Manson.

To be honest, when I first read this book, I was a bit thrown off. After all, when was the last time you picked up a self-help book with an F-bomb on the cover?

Manson's manifesto forces us to re-examine what's really important in our lives by flipping our conventional definitions of success, happiness, growth and truth. At first, I have to be honest, I was taken by surprise at how brutally honest he talks about our perspective on discovering what we value, finding courage in the face of fear and disappointment and embracing our faults as an opportunity for change. But as I flipped through the pages, I realize that this guy is actually making sense.

When we are stressed or when life seems to be confronting us with a series of unfortunate events, it's easy for us to feel like there's no solution to our problems. I think we all know someone in our lives who have a laundry list of personal problems and complaints but never seems to be willing to address them. The fact is, we always have a choice how to face adversities. Manson makes a case in this book for recognizing the difference between fault and responsibility. We can choose to be upset and angry and let our emotions eat away at us...or, we can choose to reevaluate the whole situation and move away from the chaos and disappointment.

The Verdict: Ultimately, I found myself not being able to put down this book. Manson's witty dialogue and brutally honest truth-telling is a breath of fresh air when it comes to prioritizing what we really care about in our lives. After all, it's all about prioritizing values, choosing better things to give a fuck about. Because when you give better fucks, you get better problems, And when you get better problems, you get a better life.

XOXO,

Karen