Gözde Yeşiltaş's Key Ideas from The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck / Everything Is F*cked Box Set
by Mark Manson

You may not be at fault, but you are responsible for your response. Taking ownership is liberation.

You’re wrong — and that’s okay. Personal growth is admitting you don’t know it all. Truth evolves.

"The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience."

Entitlement kills growth. You’re not owed happiness — you earn it through pain, mistakes, and humility.

Don’t avoid failure. Lean into it. Action creates clarity. Confidence comes after, not before.

When you remember you’ll die, you stop wasting time on things that don’t matter. Mortality sharpens priorities.

Boundaries are love. Saying no to the wrong things makes room for the right ones.

Not everything is worth your time, energy, or belief. If you’re never rejecting anything, you stand for nothing.

Check your values. Are they real, or borrowed? Your suffering comes from what you’ve chosen to value.

Life has no inherent meaning; our existence is insignificant in the grand scheme.

Our minds create hope to cope with this discomfort, providing a sense of purpose.

Hope often stems from avoiding pain and seeking pleasure, which can lead to destructive behaviors.

Relying on hope can prevent us from confronting reality and taking meaningful action.

We possess both rational (thinking) and emotional (feeling) brains.

True self-control involves aligning these two aspects, acknowledging that emotions often drive decisions.

Pain is an inevitable part of life and a source of growth and value.

Avoiding pain leads to a lack of purpose; embracing it fosters resilience and meaning.

Inspired by Kant, treat yourself and others as ends in themselves, not merely as means to an end.

Develop virtues like honesty, humility, and compassion to build a meaningful life.

In a world dominated by technology and endless choices, we risk creating new “religions” out of ideologies or systems.

True freedom comes from self-imposed limitations and focusing on what truly matters.

Instead of seeking hope in external circumstances, cultivate inner virtues and embrace life’s inherent challenges to find true meaning and fulfillment.