“Whether you think you’re better than everybody or worse than everybody, you’re still assuming that you are different than everybody.” — Mark Manson

Today it’s great to have Mark Manson on the podcast. His blog, markmanson.net, attracts more than two million readers per month. Mark is the New York Times and international bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (with over 6 million in sales in the US alone) and his latest book is called Everything is Fucked: A Book About Hope.

In this episode we discuss:

Why we are a culture in need of hope
The paradox of progress
How self-control is an illusion
How to learn to communicate to yourself effectively
“Emo Newton’s” laws of emotion
Mark’s definition of growth
How to start your own religion
The paradox of hope
How hope can be incredibly destructive if we’re not careful
Kant’s Formula of Humanity
How to grow up
Political extremism and maturity
The difference between #fakefreedom and real freedom
Why we are bad algorithms and why we shouldn’t fear artificial intelligence so much
What Mark dares to hope for

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Hope is Fucked || Mark Manson