Mark Manson Explained

Mark Manson
Birth Date:9 March 1984
Alma Mater:Boston University
Notable Works:The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (2016)

Mark Manson (born March 9, 1984) is an American self-help author and blogger.

As of, he has authored or co-authored four books, three of which, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, , and Will, were New York Times bestsellers.

Personal life

Mark Manson was raised in Austin, Texas, in the United States.[1] He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to study International Relations, and graduated from Boston University in 2007.[2] [3] [4]

He is married to Fernanda Neute, a wellness influencer whom he met while traveling in São Paulo.[5] They currently live in Los Angeles.

Blogs

Manson started his first blog about dating advice in 2008.[6]

In 2010, he started a new blog called post masculine (now defunct) which provided general life advice for men.[7] Manson moved his blog to markmanson.net in 2013.

In 2015, Manson published a blog article "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck", which would form the basis of his second book by the same name.[8] [9]

Publication history

Manson's first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, was self-published in 2011.[10] It was reissued by Pan Macmillan Australia in 2017.[11]

His second book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, was published in 2016.[12] It appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List at number six in the category of How-to and Miscellaneous in the week of October 2, 2016.[13] And rose to number one in July 2017.[14] As of September 2022, the book had spent 268 weeks in the top 10 before dropping out,[15] it has sold over 12 million copies.[16]

Manson's third book, , was published by HarperCollins in 2019.[17] It debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller List for Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous.[18]

Manson worked with Will Smith to write the actor's autobiography[19] which was published in November 2021.[20] In December 2020, Manson released an audiobook called Love Is Not Enough exclusively through Audible.[21]

Critical response

Erica Rivera, writing for Mandatory, describes Manson's style in the book as being "as blunt as a man-to-man chat",[22] and Katherine Pushkar describes it as "foul-mouthed, funny-as-hell, [and] dead-on", and his philosophy thus: "that life is hard, you're not special, happiness is a hollow goal and therefore you should make sure you're focused on the truly worthwhile", in her review in the New York Daily News.[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vongkiatkajorn. Kanyakrit. Stop Trying to Feel Awesome All the Time, Says Millennial Whisperer. Mother Jones. October 6, 2016.
  2. Web site: Knihy autora Mark Manson. Literama.sk. https://archive.today/20210227155452/https://www.literama.sk/sk/knihy-autor/35081/mark-manson. 2021-02-27. 2021-02-27. sk.
  3. Web site: About Mark. Manson. Mark. Mark Manson. https://archive.today/20210227160022/https://markmanson.net/about. 2021-02-27. 2021-02-27. en.
  4. Web site: About What Did Mark Manson Study? Does Mark Manson Have a Degree?. Gloria Irabor. https://archive.today/20240325163125/https://abtc.ng/what-did-mark-manson-study-does-mark-manson-have-a-degree/. 2024-03-25. 2024-03-25. en.
  5. Web site: Wallace . Benjamin . 2022-06-23 . Mark Manson, the Self-Help Guru Who Burned Out . 2022-10-16 . Intelligencer . en-us.
  6. Web site: The Subtle art of Successful Blogging – an interview with NYT Bestseller Mark Manson . November 7, 2016 . May 27, 2020.
  7. Web site: March 26, 2020 . Mark Manson: We do awful things in relationships because we're scared or hurt . The Guardian . May 27, 2020.
  8. Web site: July 23, 2019 . "The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck" Author Actually Gives A Few . . May 27, 2020.
  9. Web site: About What Did Mark Manson Study? Does Mark Manson Have a Degree?. Gloria Irabor. https://archive.today/20240325163125/https://abtc.ng/what-did-mark-manson-study-does-mark-manson-have-a-degree/. 2024-03-25. 2024-03-25. en.
  10. Book: Manson, Mark. Models: Attract Women Through Honesty. July 22, 2011. Createspace Independent Pub. 9781463750350. Google Books.
  11. Book: Manson, Mark. Models: Attract Women Through Honesty. September 11, 2017. Pan Macmillan Australia. 9781760558161. Google Books.
  12. Web site: MIT Library Catalog . May 27, 2020.
  13. Web site: October 2, 2016 . Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous—October 1, 2016 . The New York Times. July 21, 2019.
  14. Web site: July 16, 2017 . Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous—July 16, 2017. The New York Times. May 27, 2020.
  15. News: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - Sept. 25, 2022 - The New York Times . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-15 . 0362-4331.
  16. Web site: June 23, 2022 . The Guru Burns Out . New York Magazine. July 4, 2022.
  17. Web site: May 14, 2019 . Everything Is F*cked. HarperCollins Publishers. May 15, 2019.
  18. News: New York Times Bestsellers: Advice, How-to, Miscellaneous—Week of May 26, 2019. The New York Times . May 27, 2020.
  19. Web site: October 19, 2018 . Penguin Random House Acquires Will Smith's Autobiography. Penguin Random House. May 27, 2020.
  20. Web site: November 9, 2021 . Will by Will Smith with Mark Manson. Penguin Random House. July 4, 2022.
  21. Book: Love is Not Enough.
  22. Web site: Rivera. Erica. Interview: Mark Manson on "The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck". Mandatory. October 5, 2016. July 21, 2019.
  23. Web site: Pushkar. Katherine. The last f—king self-help book you'll ever buy. NY Daily News. September 30, 2016 . October 6, 2016.

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