CONTENTS

  1. Contents
  2. CHAPTER 1: Don’t Try
  3. The Feedback Loop from Hell
  4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
  5. So Mark, What the Fuck Is the Point of This Book Anyway?
  6. CHAPTER 2: Happiness Is a Problem
  7. The Misadventures of Disappointment Panda
  8. Happiness Comes from Solving Problems
  9. Emotions Are Overrated
  10. Choose Your Struggle
  11. CHAPTER 3: You Are Not Special
  12. Things Fall Apart
  13. The Tyranny of Exceptionalism
  14. B-b-b-but, If I’m Not Going to Be Special or Extraordinary, What’s the Point?
  15. CHAPTER 4: The Value of Suffering
  16. The Self-Awareness Onion
  17. Rock Star Problems
  18. Shitty Values
  19. Defining Good and Bad Values
  20. CHAPTER 5: You Are Always Choosing
  21. The Choice
  22. The Responsibility/Fault Fallacy
  23. Responding to Tragedy
  24. Genetics and the Hand We’re Dealt
  25. Victimhood Chic
  26. There Is No “How”
  27. CHAPTER 6: You’re Wrong About Everything (But So Am I)
  28. Architects of Our Own Beliefs
  29. Be Careful What You Believe
  30. The Dangers of Pure Certainty
  31. Manson’s Law of Avoidance
  32. Kill Yourself
  33. How to Be a Little Less Certain of Yourself
  34. CHAPTER 7: Failure Is the Way Forward
  35. The Failure/Success Paradox
  36. Pain Is Part of the Process
  37. The “Do Something” Principle
  38. CHAPTER 8: The Importance of Saying No
  39. Rejection Makes Your Life Better
  40. Boundaries
  41. How to Build Trust
  42. Freedom Through Commitment
  43. CHAPTER 9: . . . And Then You Die
  44. Something Beyond Our Selves
  45. The Sunny Side of Death
  46. Acknowledgments
  47. About the Author
  48. Credits
  49. Copyright
  50. About the Publisher

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