The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

by Mark Manson

After all, no truly happy person feels the need to stand in front of a mirror and recite that she’s happy. She just is.

And what it took me a long time to discover is that I didn’t like to climb much. I just liked to imagine the summit.

This, in a nutshell, is what “self-improvement” is really about: prioritizing better values, choosing better things to give a fuck about. Because when you give better fucks, you get better problems. And when you get better problems, you get a better life.

Fault is past tense. Responsibility is present tense. Fault results from choices that have already been made. Responsibility results from the choices you’re currently making, every second of every day.

Action isn’t just the effect of motivation; it’s also the cause of it.