Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

I just got done with my first book for the month and the book is not as obnoxious as the title sounds. Though the author Mark Ranson is not the greatest of examples to lead the life, the book talks about his view of the world after his travel to 50 odd countries.

The main point that the author stressed is that there are only a certain number of things that we can care about in this world and we should be wise enough to prioritize it. I loved the start of the book where he talks about how wanting a positive experience is a negative experience and accepting negative experience is a positive experience (Think about it, it makes sense).

Another thing that I really liked is the “disappointment panda” and how people in this world need some sort of reminder of the harsh truths in their life that they are not willing to accept. It helps them get better by making them feel worse.

If you think about it, life itself is just struggling with different problems. Although it makes us sound like a pessimist, it is the truth, the struggle is unavoidable in our life and it is everlasting. The emphasis should be on accepting it and enjoying the struggle and not on trying to lead a life without struggle.

I feel that towards the latter part of the book he digresses into other topics like death and love, that is too philosophical and I didn’t enjoy reading much.