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10 Critical Lessons from "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck"
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1. Failure is Necessary to Grow
Failure teaches you and helps you grow.
Abraham Lincoln lost eight elections, twice failed in business, and suffered a nervous breakdown before becoming President.
Failure and success are not opposites.
They both are parts of the whole.
Failure teaches you and helps you grow.
Abraham Lincoln lost eight elections, twice failed in business, and suffered a nervous breakdown before becoming President.
Failure and success are not opposites.
They both are parts of the whole.
2. Your Identity is Defined by What You Do
You are defined by what you do - and what you don't do.
Dare to say "no" more often.
"If we reject nothing, we essentially have no identity at all."
Say no for a better yes.
You are defined by what you do - and what you don't do.
Dare to say "no" more often.
"If we reject nothing, we essentially have no identity at all."
Say no for a better yes.
3. Fear of Failure is Failure
Your worst enemy is your fear of failure.
"We can be truly successful only at something we're willing to fail at."
If you're afraid of failure, then you're not ready to succeed.
The only way to crush fear is through action.
Your worst enemy is your fear of failure.
"We can be truly successful only at something we're willing to fail at."
If you're afraid of failure, then you're not ready to succeed.
The only way to crush fear is through action.
4. Change is the Only Constant in Life
There's no such thing as "finding yourself."
You are always evolving and changing with your surrounding situations.
You'll probably never really know who you are - and that's ok because you'll always be discovering and learning.
There's no such thing as "finding yourself."
You are always evolving and changing with your surrounding situations.
You'll probably never really know who you are - and that's ok because you'll always be discovering and learning.
5. Difficult Times Are Necessary
We are guaranteed to face hard times.
Don't shy away from them.
Embrace hard times because they help you learn, grow and thrive.
"Who you are is defined by what you're willing to struggle for."
We are guaranteed to face hard times.
Don't shy away from them.
Embrace hard times because they help you learn, grow and thrive.
"Who you are is defined by what you're willing to struggle for."
6. Problems are not Always Negative
Having a problem doesn't necessarily mean it's negative.
"Problems may be inevitable, but the meaning of each problem is not."
Hope for a life filled with good problems.
Problems are opportunities.
Having a problem doesn't necessarily mean it's negative.
"Problems may be inevitable, but the meaning of each problem is not."
Hope for a life filled with good problems.
Problems are opportunities.
7. Be Grateful for What You Have
It's good to strive for being better, but it's also important to stop and be grateful for what you have.
Gratitude changes what you have today into enough.
"The more you pursue feeling better all the time, the less satisfied you become."
It's good to strive for being better, but it's also important to stop and be grateful for what you have.
Gratitude changes what you have today into enough.
"The more you pursue feeling better all the time, the less satisfied you become."
8. It's OK that Life Sucks
Having a perfect life isn't normal.
Accept that it's completely OK to have a life that sucks now and then.
"The desire for a more positive experience is for itself a negative experience."
Having a perfect life isn't normal.
Accept that it's completely OK to have a life that sucks now and then.
"The desire for a more positive experience is for itself a negative experience."
9. Realize that You'll Die. Embrace It.
When you realize that your time on Earth is finite, you'll start to embrace life and focus on what really matters.
If you fear death, then you likely are fearing life as well.
Don't be afraid of dying - be afraid of not living.
When you realize that your time on Earth is finite, you'll start to embrace life and focus on what really matters.
If you fear death, then you likely are fearing life as well.
Don't be afraid of dying - be afraid of not living.
10. Your Energy is Finite. Invest it Wisely
Life will throw you many curveballs.
Pick and choose your battles wisely.
It will show you are mature when you only care about what truly matters.
Spend your energy on what will bring you closer to your goals.
Life will throw you many curveballs.
Pick and choose your battles wisely.
It will show you are mature when you only care about what truly matters.
Spend your energy on what will bring you closer to your goals.
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