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Our culture today confuses great attention and great success, assuming them to be the same thing. But they are not.

— Mark Manson The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016)

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Evil people never believe that they are evil; rather, they believe that everyone else is evil.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016)

As a general rule, we’re all the world’s worst observers of ourselves.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016)

Pleasure is not the cause of happiness; rather, it is the effect.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016)

You too are going to die, and that’s because you too were fortunate enough to have lived.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016)

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

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