Mark Manson
Mark Manson | |
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Born | March 9, 1984 |
Alma mater | Boston University |
Occupations |
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Notable work | The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (2016) |
Spouse |
Fernanda Neute (m. 2016) |
Website | markmanson |
Mark Manson (born March 9, 1984) is an American self-help author and blogger.
As of 2024, he has authored or co-authored four books, three of which, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, and Will, were New York Times bestsellers.
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]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.[7]
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][4]
Publication history
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Manson's first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, was self-published in 2011.[9] It was reissued by Pan Macmillan Australia in 2017.[10]
His second book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, was published in 2016.[11] 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.[12] And rose to number one in July 2017.[13] As of September 2022, the book had spent 268 weeks in the top 10 before dropping out,[14] it has sold over 12 million copies.[15]
Manson's third book, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, was published by HarperCollins in 2019.[16] It debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller List for Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous.[17]
Manson worked with Will Smith to write the actor's autobiography[18] which was published in November 2021.[19] In December 2020, Manson released an audiobook called Love Is Not Enough exclusively through Audible.[20]
Critical response
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Erica Rivera, writing for Mandatory, describes Manson's style in the book as being "as blunt as a man-to-man chat",[21] 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.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ Vongkiatkajorn, Kanyakrit. "Stop Trying to Feel Awesome All the Time, Says Millennial Whisperer". Mother Jones. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Knihy autora Mark Manson" (in Slovak). Literama.sk. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ Manson, Mark. "About Mark". Mark Manson. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "About What Did Mark Manson Study? Does Mark Manson Have a Degree?". Gloria Irabor. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Wallace, Benjamin (June 23, 2022). "Mark Manson, the Self-Help Guru Who Burned Out". Intelligencer. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "The Subtle art of Successful Blogging – an interview with NYT Bestseller Mark Manson". November 7, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Mark Manson: We do awful things in relationships because we're scared or hurt". The Guardian. March 26, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ ""The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck" Author Actually Gives A Few". BuzzFeed News. July 23, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Manson, Mark (July 22, 2011). Models: Attract Women Through Honesty. Createspace Independent Pub. ISBN 9781463750350 – via Google Books.
- ^ Manson, Mark (September 11, 2017). Models: Attract Women Through Honesty. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 9781760558161 – via Google Books.
- ^ "MIT Library Catalog". Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous—October 1, 2016". The New York Times. October 2, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous—July 16, 2017". The New York Times. July 16, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - Sept. 25, 2022 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "The Guru Burns Out". New York Magazine. June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Everything Is F*cked". HarperCollins Publishers. May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "New York Times Bestsellers: Advice, How-to, Miscellaneous—Week of May 26, 2019". The New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Penguin Random House Acquires Will Smith's Autobiography". Penguin Random House. October 19, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Will by Will Smith with Mark Manson". Penguin Random House. November 9, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ Love is Not Enough.
- ^ Rivera, Erica (October 5, 2016). "Interview: Mark Manson on "The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck"". Mandatory. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ Pushkar, Katherine (September 30, 2016). "The last f—king self-help book you'll ever buy". NY Daily News. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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