Mark Manson
4 mar 2023
A counterintuitive approach to living a good life. In this book the author modernizes ideas of great thinkers such as Buddha, Heidegger, Kant and Becker. He gives a pragmatic approach to filosophy for the everyday life.
Living a calm life is not about not caring, it's about choosing what to care about.
It's not about not having problems, but choosing the problems you enjoy solving.
Action generates traction. Failure is the way forward.
Act as if everything was your responsibility and things will radically change. With great responsibility comes great power.
By saying no to something, we say a stronger yes to something else. Part of identity creation is rejection (selectivity).
We avoid things that go against the idea we have of ourselves, even if it is something we want in theory.
The fear of death comes from a fear to life. Someone who's lived fully is not afraid to die.
In general it's a good book, it is a little vulgar and oversimplifies certain concepts, but it's a good start to get closer to the ideas of this thinkers.