„If it feels like it’s you versus the world, chances are it’s really just you versus yourself.”
Mark Manson
Honestly, this book could be put into the section dreamed of. Due to its very good reputation, I planned on buying it for a really long time. In the end, it found its way to me itself. All in all, after I finished reading it, I understood why it’s considered a bestseller.
A few words about the book:
The book written by a blogger Mark Manson gathers a few rules on how to live a better life. He’s not trying to teach you how to not give a damn about anything. The opposite is true. He tries to show you that you should decide what is important for you and what can help you build your own way to a better and satisfying life. Through short stories and examples, the author presents the key to stay sane in this crazy world.
Review:
If you expect from the book to be the classical motivational literature full of positive quotes and keys to a perfect life, you won’t find it here. On the other hand, the author uses a very realistic approach to life. The book is more of a collection of rules against rules, which is pretty refreshing. Many times, it made me laugh at my own thinking. The author is not bringing any new theory or concept, at least not for me. However, he’ll remind you of everything you probably already know. He’s playing with words the way it forces you to consider applying all of it to your life. He covers almost every topic from your own thinking through relationships and friendships to death. Mark Manson is not going deeply into spirituality, but he pretty much keeps his feet on the ground. One of the main advantages of this book is the fact that it’s written by the blogger, which means that it’s more or less easy to read. It seems to be a very nice book for the free time with the addition of self-growth.
If you’re not a huge fan of over-motivated books, you like laughing at yourself and you’re lazy to read thick and difficult books, Mark Manson created something just for you. The book won’t bore you to death and maybe it’ll recall something you already forgot. What’s more, it may help you to solve the problem you had no clue how to handle for a long time.
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