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What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all?

In this article, I’m going to help you do exactly that by teaching you five tactics to conquer anything you might be afraid of. Heights, spiders, small spaces, strangely-shaped clouds—whatever makes your knees turn to water and keeps you up at night.

These five tactics are universal and proven. In fact, last year I used them to help two readers who were afraid of driving overcome their fear over a si...

Today is my 40th birthday.

When I turned 30 a decade ago, I wrote an article sharing life lessons to survive your 20s and crowd-sourced advice on how to excel in your 30s. And apparently you guys loved it.

So, here’s more of the good stuff: 40 life lessons I now know at 40 that I wish I knew at 20.

Dig in.

If you treat yourself poorly, then you will also unconsciously seek out and tolerate others who treat...

I’ve read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I can honestly say they changed my life, who’s to say they won’t change yours too?

Don’t just take my word for it though. Read on for my summary of all 33 books and see for yourself how your next read might just change your life.

This might be the most practical book ever written on simple behavioral change.

Atomic Habits has three big takeaways. The first is that ...

Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives imprisoned by meaningless anxiety and unnecessary concerns. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

In this article, I’m going to walk you through the five levels of non-fuck-giving, each level demonstrating more non-fuckery than the last. You will learn step by step how to face your fears, how to stop worrying what other people think, and how to achieve the eternal bliss of a fuckless life.

Strap in,...

Welcome to the realm of uncomfortable truths, where I, Mark Manson, will make you question everything you’ve ever believed in.

Buckle up, buttercup. Let’s dive into the rabbit hole of reality.

One day, everything you believe today will be proven to be completely and utterly wrong or incomplete.

Remember the past you? The one with embarrassing beliefs and naïve ideas? Well, guess what, future you will look back at present you with the same cring...

The internet is inundated with countless videos and advice columns promising to teach you how to become more successful than 99% of the world’s population.

Most of these claims revolve around setting goals, developing discipline, and eliminating distractions.

But let’s face it: if you take a close look at the habits of highly successful people, you’ll quickly realize that they don’t strictly adhere to a regimented lifestyle or adopt monk-like behavior.

So, what is it that truly sets the wildly s...

We’re living in an era where anxiety seems to be omnipresent, and everyone is struggling with it to some degree.

It’s important to remember that the reasons behind our anxiety may not be as crucial as our reactions to it. In this guide, let’s explore five comprehensive ways to help you deal with anxiety, along with one slower, long-term approach.

Our emotions are deeply intertwined with our physiological state.

When we repeatedly experience cer...

Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as something that we are not.

For example, I’ve longed to be a surfer for years. The idea fascinated me so much that I even booked several weeks of surf lessons in Costa Rica.

Surfing can be incredibly meditative. It compels you to surrender control and simply respond to the unpredictability of the ocean.

The nature of surfing is such that you can’t control the waves. All you can do is react to them....

All ye readers, buckle up.

Today, I’m giving you 14 non-fiction books I believe everyone should read.

For each book, I’ve provided a brief summary. Now it’s up to you to decide if it’s worth your time.

Let’s dig in.

This book dives deep into the world of trauma, discussing its effects on the mind, body, and daily life.

If you want to know everything about trauma and how to deal with it, this is your go-to guide.

Hey party people! It’s Mark Manson, and today I want to talk about Dr. Jordan Peterson and his books, “12 Rules for Life” and “12 More Rules for Life.”

I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with him on his podcast and even got some F-bombs out of him. But what really stuck with me was the idea of creating our own rules for life—guiding principles and codes that help define us as individuals.

So, without further ado, let me share my rules for life.

Disclaimer: These are MY rules for life, not a presc...