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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

a Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Jul 19, 2017PimaLib_NormS rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Well. What to say about “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”, by Mark Manson? He could have titled the book, “Positive Thinking Is Pretty D*mn Stupid”. This bestseller is one man’s not so subtle way of dealing with life’s lemons, mainly by embracing the negative aspects of our lives in order to learn from them. But, as so often happens, I see an aberrant issue. Why is there an asterisk in the book’s title? Everyone knows what the word is, and throughout the book the word appears intact, over and over and over again. Why not on the cover? Some would say that this word is offensive. Does the asterisk make it less offensive, even though we know what the word is? Might someone find it offensive because of its sometimes sexual connotation? But, it seems obvious that the usage in the title has no sexual meaning. This word is actually one of the more versatile words in the English language. There are very few situations in which some version of it cannot be used. Which makes the word quite handy, when you think about it. Mark Manson uses it often in his book. My guess is he wants to be thought of as someone that does not give a . . . darn about what people think. By using blunt, tough talk, he is showing his readers that he is not worried about hurting anyone’s feelings; he’s telling you things you need to know to live a better life, in his opinion. And maybe that’s what some people need.