| Name of the Book | The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck |
| Author | Mark Manson |
| Publisher and Year of Publishing | HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty. Ltd. Level 13, 201 Elizabeth Street. Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia |
| Price | ₹325 Paperback (Amazon) |
CHECKLIST Rating: 4.5/5
Reviewer: Ningtoulung Gangmei, BCOM 6th Semester, Department of English, Tetso College
Any individual in any profession they may be, I truly believe that before knowing their professions it’s so necessary that he truly finds or knows himself\herself very well in the first place.
This book will play as a mirror to reflect to many readers to truly identify themselves and to know themselves better, to filter their thoughts which they have believed and provides the right metrics for readers for their happiness, values, love, principles in their lives.
The book is written in a very simple language which any beginner can understand and related to the author’s ideas and perceptions.
The author, Mark Manson, uses the “F” word as freely as one can and he uses it with such power and such impact personally to me that I couldn’t help but take notice.
Basically, this book talks about how we don’t have to live our lives as prescribed by others. Where to give our energy and focus and not to care about everything that is happening in our lives. It is a skill to not give our energy and concentration about everything which the author beautifully and simplify it by taking the real-life examples of professionals, pioneers, individuals, their relationships, failure and success.
In every chapter, the readers will meet many legends and some egregious failures and relate to the subject and very much help the readers and give a meaning through it.
This book will turn your pain into a tool, your trauma into power, and your problems into slightly better problems. That is real progress. Think of it as a guide to suffering and how to do it
better, more meaningfully, with more compassion and more humility. This book will not teach you how to gain or achieve, but rather how to lose and let go. It will teach you to take inventory of your life and scrub out all but the most important items.
What pain do you want in your life?
An extraordinary question the author talks about, “What pain do you want in your life?’’
And also, great stories like Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese Imperial Army, famous rock band Beatles, Metallica, an eleven-year-old Pakistani girl named Malala Yousafzai and more the readers are blessed with. The author feeds his audience and gives a tremendous life impact on the readers.
Once you complete reading the book, I am sure that any reader will stand up after reading completely a wiser person, perceive any challenge, issues and life matters in a simpler and more commitment towards their thoughts and action, more identical about themselves and take complete responsibility for their actions.
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