![]() ![]() The need for values based on correct principles? Exchanging idols of success, sex or approval for true, ultimate or eternal values? Embracing suffering and learning through it? All classic biblical themes, even though one might argue that Manson is missing a very necessary foundation that the bible has: there is no God, seemingly, in any of his -giving, and therefore no ultimate basis for why certain s matter more than others. It’s not really new stuff, which is probably just as well.Ĭhristians have actually been saying many of these things for a long time. However, much of it is ancient truth made contemporary. Many of the points you’ll absorb from this book will feel like the classic “I always knew this but you put it into words for me” scenario. This is one of those books that you just feel so good about every time you read it, and you’ll be bittersweet about finishing. But it’s a strength because you journey with him, laugh with him, fear with him, cry with him and celebrate with him. It’s a weakness because there’s not necessarily research behind it all. Manson’s arguments are mostly philosophical and anecdotal, which is both a strength and a weakness. It’s that we care too much about the wrong things. It’s not that we care too much about everything. The title of the book is actually ironic. We try and do everything and be everything when we would be much happier living simple lives focused on the important things, giving less you-know-whats to the unimportant things. We avoid suffering when we should lean into it. He seems to hit the nail on the head when it comes to some major issues of our day in Western culture. He’s honest and clear about where he’s at and where he’s been. ![]() Manson is real in every sense of the word. He incites a kind of freedom in his realness. I found myself physically feeling better while reading the book. If so, you’ll find his honesty is refreshing. He’s hilariously raw and random, assuming you’re able to laugh at his somewhat-regularly inappropriate brand of humour. The title was censored, but Mark Manson’s writing isn’t.
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