mark manson

“ Fault is past tense. Responsibility is present tense. Fault results from choices that have already been made. Responsibility results from the choices youre currently making, every second of every day. ”

“ But when you stop and really think about it, conventional life adviceall the positive and happy self-help stuff we hear all the timeis actually fixating on what you lack. ”

“ We can be truly successful only at things we are willing to fail at. ”

“ The avoidance of suffering is a form of suffering. The avoidance of struggle is a struggle. The denial of failure is a failure. Hiding what is shameful is itself a form of shame. ”

“ Some of the most difficult and stressful moments of our lives also end up being the most formative and motivating. Some of the best and most gratifying experiences of our lives are also the most distracting and demotivating. Dont trust your conception of positive ”

“ Dont hope for better. Just be better. Be something better. Be more compassionate, more resilient, more humble, more disciplined. ”

“ Don't hope for better. Just be better. ”

“ The only true form of freedom, the only ethical form of freedom, is through self-limitation. ”

“ The fact is, people who base their self-worth on being right about everything prevent themselves from learning from their mistakes. ”

“ The more you desperately want to be rich, the more poor and unworthy you feel, regardless of how much money you actually make. ”