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1 star
Yuck, I didn't like it.
288 pages
English language
Published March 10, 2019
Yuck, I didn't like it.
In this book, Mark Manson gives a different way to look at hope, morals, ethics and the world. After finishing his book "The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck" and discovering this one for 50% off at my local book store, I couldn't not buy it.
Finishing this book has given me a somewhat new way to look at hope, success and given me a few more philosophical notions here and there and I believe it could do that for you too. This book is highly inspired by Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nitzche's work, but also has many other sources. I do really recommend reading every single footnote that there is. Maybe not go through the entire source of one quote, but at least read those where Manson has elaborated himself.
However, I cannot give this book a 5/5 stars review. While I feel Manson's book truly is inspiring …
In this book, Mark Manson gives a different way to look at hope, morals, ethics and the world. After finishing his book "The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck" and discovering this one for 50% off at my local book store, I couldn't not buy it.
Finishing this book has given me a somewhat new way to look at hope, success and given me a few more philosophical notions here and there and I believe it could do that for you too. This book is highly inspired by Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nitzche's work, but also has many other sources. I do really recommend reading every single footnote that there is. Maybe not go through the entire source of one quote, but at least read those where Manson has elaborated himself.
However, I cannot give this book a 5/5 stars review. While I feel Manson's book truly is inspiring and has given me new ways to look at the world, I am unable to overlook the corners that has been cut. I'm assuming Manson wanted this book to be a certain level of funny and highly understandable to your average Joe and in doing so, I believe Manson has left out certain nuances that I feel are important.
There are also footnotes where he directly contradicts what he has stated, such as the "This is most certainly an exaggeration" footnote to a sentence that is "This is not an exaggeration". Naturally, this is meant to prove a point and to humor readers, but I feel that this and other corner cuts here and there makes it hard for me to give it a full 5/5 review.
I'm not going to say much more than this, but I will undoubtedly recommend you to read this. Just keep in mind that this is a popular piece of nonfiction and not science or an academic paper.
My view on Manson's breakout book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, was that he was presenting some relatively useful philosophy in a slightly obnoxious package. By the end of his second book, the terrible bro persona went full mask-off.
Committing to a value isn't the same thing as becoming narcissistic and robotized to the point where you dismiss everyone else's values as "fragility." His final chapter is quite literally insane, exposing a level of overthinking that explains why his pop philosophy has been subtly bothering you for several chapters.
Two stars because he's still an entertainer first and foremost and where else am I going to get exposure to Schopenhauer outside of obscure podcasts?