Everything is F*cked
by Mark Manson, Carlos Ramos Malavé
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We live in an interesting time. Materially, everything is the best it’s ever been—we are freer, healthier and wealthier than any people in human history. Yet, somehow everything seems to be irreparably and horribly f*cked—the planet is warming, governments are failing, economies are collapsing, and everyone is perpetually offended on Twitter. At this moment in history, when we have access to technology, education and communication our ancestors couldn’t even dream of, so many of us come back to an overriding feeling of hopelessness. What’s going on? If anyone can put a name to our current m
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Mark Manson's books: - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F * ck - Everything Is F * cked They have absolutely changed my life. I can't recommend them enough.
on “Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before?” ↗…them say the same things and suggest the same sorts of mindful practices, so I chose to do some practices based on stoicism and cognitive behavioral therapy. (Recommended reading: Why Buddhism is True, Everything is F*cked [starts good, gets bad], How to be a Stoic, A Handbook for New Stoics, Full Catastrophe Living. Choose any/all and see what you like.) 3. Not reading the news or doom scrolling. I get a covid newsletter…
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