The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck is one of the most well-known personal development books in recent years. But does it live up to all of the hype?

Instead of writing a formal book review for Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, we would like to share eight of the lessons gained from the book.

Overall, this book will assist you in gaining greater clarity about your thought process and priorities. It will help you distinguish between what is vital and what is not. Though it is not the finest book in this genre that we have read, it does provide some essential learning points.

1. The Key to Success in Life is Not To Have The “Best”

So many individuals have been misled about the “key” to having a happy life. They believe they must have the best job, the most money, the best automobile, the hottest girlfriend or boyfriend, and the most significant and most admirable house.

While all of this is fine and dandy, it will not result in profound enrichment or fulfilment. These are all superficial, material things, and believing that they can improve your life will ultimately make you feel miserable and empty.

2. Less is More in This Case

They say that little is more, and this book showed me that this is true.

Caring about more–getting more possessions, things that haven’t happened yet, some things in the far future–will not make life better; it will make life more stressful.

Caring more about what is genuine and meaningful to you leads to true happiness.

3. Comparisons Are a Waste of Time

We now have an infinite number of ways to compare ourselves to others, thanks to the Internet and social media; This also implies that there are an endless number of ways for us to see that we aren’t measuring up, that we aren’t as excellent as somebody else, and also that our situations are not quite as picture-perfect as it could be.

Making comparisons, in reality, does no one any benefit. It makes you feel smaller and doesn’t have as much to contribute. At the same time, it elevates people to a level where they do not belong (who, after all, belongs on a pedestal?).

4. Wanting to Be Better Does Not Make Us Better

We’re all hoping for better. We want to acquire a better job, make more money, live in a perfect house, drive a more excellent car, have better relationships, and have a better body; nevertheless, seeking better is paradoxical.

It leads you to pay less attention to what you have and more to what you don’t have. As a result, you become more appreciative of the numerous beautiful things you already have since you continuously look for something more significant and better. When, in reality, what you already have is rather good.

5. Accepting Your Personal Experiences is Very Important

Everyone has a unique life experience, and continuously comparing yourself to others, refusing to accept or value your own, ends up causing you to lose out on what truly matters: your own particular experiences.

Life is genuinely what you make of it, and if you ignore your experiences, you aren’t getting the most out of it.

6. Stop Looking for Happiness and Recognize That it Already Exists

We are continually on the lookout for happiness. While on our journey for pleasure, we are never happy with what we have right in front of us. And the truth is that satisfaction is right in front of all of us.

If we stopped looking for it, we’d recognize that we already had happiness, and we’d be able to accept it.

7. Negative Experiences Can Be Beneficial

Everything in life teaches us significant lessons, including our errors and bad experiences. We learn a lot about ourselves, what is important to us, and where we are heading due to our adverse experiences.

Those terrible experiences assist in directing us to greater and better things, so we shouldn’t dismiss or avoid them; instead, we should embrace them and realize that they are helpful, even if it doesn’t seem like it at the moment.

8. Stop Worrying About “Fitting” In

Everyone strives so hard to fit in, but where is the joy in that?

Everyone is a one-of-a-kind individual, which is one of the things that makes people so unique. Concentrating so much on trying to blend in and be like everyone else obscures your uniqueness, leading to dissatisfaction.

Accept your originality, and it will lead you to ultimate happiness.