Name of the Book: - The Subtle Art of Not giving a F*ck
Author: - Mark Manson
No of Chapters: - 9
Number of Pages: - 211
Single sentence description of Book:
- Do not do everything, Do only what is important for you
What this book is about: - The book is about not trying everything in life and choosing only
what is important in life. This book defines the concept of failure and believes
the fact that at some point in time everyone fails. The strength lies in
accepting the failure and rising again. The book states that problems and
worries are inevitable part of life, we should not avoid them but indeed put
efforts to solve them. It shares hard fact that there could not be any life
without problems. It describes the constant pondering over problems and worries
as a feedback loop from hell, more we think over them more we become worried. Effort
should be on acting to solve the problems and worries rather than pondering
over them. Books explains the concept that no one is this world is special and
everyone has to suffer at some point of time in their life. It also explains
the fact that vast majority of people in life not extraordinary, they are just
average. The books lay stress on choosing values that dictate our choices in
life.
Few Special insights from the Book: -
- The books provide deep insight about
building trust between two people which is based on listening and respecting
the others opinion.
- It provides detailed explanation that
during life we always keep on choosing which ultimately decides our progress in
life.
- The book lays an emphasis on importance of acceptance of suffering in life rather than running from it.
- The book believes in action rather than thinking over the problem and it vehemently supports the principle of Do something.
- The book believes that failure is just a starting point towards success.
Overall Review: - Book is blend of delightful information on what are our priorities in life and explains the importance of choosing only things important for action in life. Book dispels the notion of anyone being special and explains suffering is an inevitable thing for everyone. Book is an excellent read for anyone who is facing difficulty in choosing goals in their life
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