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SOLVED with Mark Manson

Mark Manson

102 episodes · Explicit

New episodes every month. Life advice that doesn’t suck by a 3x #1 NYT bestselling author. I’ve spent two decades calling out everything wrong with the self-help world: the bad science, the guru nonsense, and the advice that preys on people's insecurities. This podcast is my no-BS, research-backed answer to all of it.

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  1. Keeping the Weight Off, Rewiring Your Brain with Psychedelics, and Finding Strong Male Role Models

    · 38 min · Explicit

    It's hard enough to change, but why it is so hard to maintain that change too? How might psychedelics facilitate big changes in our lives? And how can young men find healthy role models in the modern world? In this…

  2. How to Beat Distraction and Still Enjoy Life (ft. Nir Eyal)

    · 1 h 01 min · Explicit

    Why can’t we just do the things we know we should do? It’s a simple question with a very complex answer. To help us answer it, I sat down with my old friend, Nir Eyal, a behavioral design expert and author of the…

  3. How TikTok Ruined Politics (And Your Sex Life)

    · 48 min · Explicit

    How many f*cks should we give about politics? What’s driving the widening ideological gap between young men and women? And is the world truly and utterly f*cked beyond all recognition? In this episode, we talk…

  4. When to Cut Off Your Parents, Mastering Conflict, and Why a Crazy Family Can Make You a Better Person

    · 54 min · Explicit

    Cutting off bad or toxic parents is all the rage in some pockets of the internet these days—but have we lowered the bar a little too much for what makes a parent “toxic”? How can we navigate and own up to the hard…

  5. How to Be a Great Friend, Para-Social Relationships, and Why You Shouldn't Die Alone

    · 47 min · Episode 47 · Explicit

    The quality of your life often comes down to the quality of the relationships you have. That’s why we’re giving a huge f*ck about friendship this week. While the benefits of having good friends are pretty obvious, the…

  6. Self-Help Junkies, Stupid Experts, and the Worst Life Advice I've Ever Heard

    · 43 min · Explicit

    Are you addicted to self-improvement? Are experts really any better than the rest of us at knowing how to make positive changes in our lives? What are some common pieces of life advice that just don't seem to work?…

  7. What It Really Takes to Accomplish Your Dreams (ft. Steven Pressfield)

    · 58 min · Explicit

    Steven Pressfield was 52 years old when he published his first hit novel, The Legend of Bagger Vance. Prior to that, he wrote tirelessly for decades in obscurity, supporting himself with odd jobs along the way. After…

  8. 5 Ways to Be Self-Disciplined Without Making Yourself Miserable

    · 35 min · Explicit

    We often think self-discipline requires massive action and a lot of pain and sacrifice—but the reality is a lot more boring. Today, we tackle some common misconceptions about self-discipline, arguing that real change…

  9. Bonus Q&A: Facing Regrets, Hustle Culture, Living with ADHD, and More

    · 48 min · Explicit

    It’s bonus episode time! Today, I’m doing a Q&A with questions you’ve all submitted. We dive into how I’ve changed my mind, bad habits, regrets, dead dreams, advice to young people, meditation, and a whole lot more.…

  10. How To Be Successful in a World That Wasn’t Built for You (ft. Astronaut Cady Coleman)

    · 54 min · Explicit

    How do you find your way in a world where even when you do everything right, the odds keep getting stacked against you? My guest today, Cady Coleman, shares how she navigated the male-dominated fields of science, the…

  11. 6 Ways to Stop Giving a F*ck

    · 43 min · Explicit

    We all wish we gave fewer f*cks in our lives, but wanting to and doing it are two different things. If you've read my book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, then you know that not giving a f*ck doesn't mean you…

  12. It's Never Too Late to Turn Your Life Around (ft. Brandon Novak)

    · 1 h 20 min · Episode 40 · Explicit

    Brandon Novak showed all the signs of becoming a highly successful, rebellious young man. He was a professional skateboarder in his early teens, rubbing elbows with the likes of Bucky Lasek and Tony Hawk. In his late…

  13. The Backwards Law: How to Get More by Doing Less

    · 39 min · Explicit

    There are certain areas in life where trying harder only makes things worse. Trying to prove how likable and confident you are only makes you feel more unlikable and less confident. Trying to make someone love you only…

  14. Is Social Media Really Ruining Our Lives… Or Is It Something Else? (ft. Jonathan Haidt)

    · 1 h 28 min · Explicit

    Is everything going to hell in a handcart because of smartphones and social media? In this episode, I sit down with NYU professor and bestselling author Jonathan Haidt to tackle this burning question. Dr. Haidt makes…

  15. How I Lost 60 Pounds and Started Giving A F*ck About My Health

    · 43 min · Explicit

    Over the past 5 years, I’ve completely changed my relationship to my health. Prior to that, I was overweight, pre-diabetic, and having chest pains in my mid-30s. I thought maybe eating a salad once a week and going for…

  16. Life-Changing Insights From Traveling To Every Country In The World (ft. Drew Binsky)

    · 57 min · Explicit

    Drew Binsky is a fearless traveler who's seen it all. From chatting with North Koreans in their homeland to dodging bombings in Somalia and volunteering in Syria in the middle of a civil war, Drew's adventures are…

  17. How to Know When to Give Up on Goals

    · 42 min · Explicit

    A lot of people treat goals like some kind of sacred self-improvement law, where the most important thing you can do is set and achieve your goals. But goals are simply tools we use to point us in the right direction.…

  18. How to Become Resilient and Break World Records (ft. Dean Stott)

    · 1 h 05 min · Explicit

    After a catastrophic parachuting accident ended his military career in the British special forces, Dean Stott couldn't just retire to a quiet life. Instead, he decided to shatter boundaries in entirely new fields.…

  19. The Blue Dot Effect: Why Things Always Seem Worse Than They Are

    · 37 min · Explicit

    Have you ever wondered why, despite everything seemingly going well, you still feel a nagging sense of dissatisfaction? Well, you’re not alone. This is actually a fascinating psychological phenomenon I call "The Blue…

  20. The Harsh Truth About Self-Discipline (ft. Rich Roll)

    · 1 h 32 min · Explicit

    I’ve often wondered if self-discipline is just a way of turning bad addictions into healthy ones. After all, addictions of all kinds are really just an attempt to numb and distract ourselves from facing uncomfortable…

  21. 5 Ways to Hack Your Mind For Success

    · 44 min · Explicit

    The way you think about the world and your place in it can have a huge impact on your life. And yet, when it comes to evaluating the way we think, we’re rarely able to smell our own bullshit. So today, Drew and I…

  22. How Modern Dating Became Such a Dumpster Fire (ft. Sadia Khan)

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    Let's be honest: the modern dating landscape is a shit show. From declining marriage rates and rising infidelity to the nightmare of using dating apps—it's brutal out there. With all these supposedly "easy" ways to…

  23. 5 Ugly Truths That Make Life Beautiful

    · 46 min · Explicit

    So many people seem to be obsessed with feeling good all the time. They’re always looking for “hacks” to an easier, happier life. But what if the easy way actually makes it harder to have a life full of meaning and…

  24. How to go from Boring to Extraordinary (ft. Codie Sanchez)

    · 53 min · Explicit

    In an era where “quiet quitting” and “self-care” obsessions seem to be all the rage, there’s a huge opportunity to set yourself apart from everyone else—and it’s not as hard as you might think. Codie Sanchez set…

  25. (Q&A) Fear of Failure, Morning Routines, and... Manifesting?

    · 57 min · Explicit

    A week ago, we hit 2M subs on YouTube and 10M podcast downloads, and I promised a special Q&A episode of the pod—which turned out to be more fun than I expected. Jump in on this celebratory episode, where I rapid fire…

  26. The Stoic Secrets to a Good Life (ft. Ryan Holiday)

    · 50 min · Explicit

    There’s an ancient philosophy that could actually help you give fewer f*cks, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of it. Stoicism has been helping people manage their stress and anxiety…

  27. 7 Underrated Habits for a Better Life (and 7 Overrated Ones Too)

    · 50 min · Explicit

    I just heard about the “bed rotting” trend on social media and I think I need a minute. Because if the kids think staying in bed all day eating pizza and doom scrolling is a form of rejuvenation then I’m calling…

  28. How Bad Therapy Can Harm a Generation (ft. Abigail Shrier)

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    If the story of humanity is about loss, privation, suffering, and resilience, why are kids having nervous breakdowns about bad grades? In today’s episode, I talked to Abigail Shrier about what parents and mental…

  29. Why It's So Hard to Make Friends as an Adult

    · 44 min · Explicit

    Making friends is hard, and unfortunately, as you get older, it gets harder. In this episode, we look at research behind friendships, plus the complicating factors people experience in making new friends as they get…

  30. Founder of Eight Companies Explains: How to Take Massive Action (ft. Noah Kagan)

    · 1 h 13 min · Explicit

    Social media messes with our expectations because it convinces us that we should be doing everything, everywhere, all at once. But the reality is that we should focus on doing one or two things extremely well, in one…

  31. Why Modern Society Makes Us Feel More Lonely

    · 36 min · Explicit

    I came across some mildly terrifying statistics on loneliness and wanted to figure out what was going on. In this episode Drew and I break down three paradoxes we're calling “The Three Paradoxes of Modern Loneliness”…

  32. Productivity Expert Explains: How to Accomplish Far More While Working Less (ft. Cal Newport)

    · 1 h 13 min · Explicit

    What if there was a way accomplish meaningful work—without the associated relationship breakdowns or stress? What if “making an impact” didn’t require massive amounts of energy or sacrifice? What if you could get more…

  33. 6 Things to Stop Doing in 2024 to Change Your Life

    · 46 min · Explicit

    What if the answer isn’t to do more? What if the answer is to want less? I’ve always believed that subtracting from your life can produce better results than trying to add something. Generally, quitting a bad habit,…

  34. The Surprising Benefits of Working Weird and Awful Jobs (ft. Derek Sivers)

    · 1 h 07 min · Explicit

    Successful people talk a lot about what made them successful. But they're rarely asked about all the things that went wrong. What about all of the things that failed? Or all the times they got fired? Embarrassed…

  35. 6 Important Truths No One Likes to Hear

    · 46 min · Explicit

    The most important truths in life are the ones we don’t like to hear. In fact, I managed to make an entire career out of sharing these types of truths because the stuff we don’t like hearing is often what we need to…

  36. What Everyone Gets Wrong About Mental Health (ft. Lori Gottlieb)

    · 53 min · Explicit

    Could it be that today’s increased awareness about emotions, and our obsession with mental health issues, are actually causing more mental health issues? More people are doing therapy, but are those people potentially…

  37. 3 Questions That Determine 99% of Your Happiness

    · 33 min · Explicit

    We all overestimate how much you have to do to actually be happy. But what if I told you that achieving happiness is much simpler than you think? That’s right, the smallest lifestyle changes can have the most…

  38. The Self-Improvement Paradox: When Trying to Get Better Feels Worse

    · 32 min · Explicit

    What do you do when trying to improve your life makes you feel worse? What if trying to be better comes across as ‘try-hard’? What if setting more goals is just your way of avoiding your own bullshit? This is the…

  39. Sex, Drugs, and Money Might Actually Make You Happier (ft. Sonja Lyubomirsky)

    · 53 min · Explicit

    Imagine if you could sit down with one of the world’s leading happiness researchers and ask her, one by one, what actually makes people happier and what doesn’t? Well, that’s basically what I did. In this episode,…

  40. 5 Life-Changing Lessons From Visiting 75 Countries

    · 40 min · Explicit

    If you’ve ever been stuck working some BS desk job thinking there’s got to be more to life, then you were right. There’s travel. High-quality, intentional travel is one of the most transformational experiences a…

  41. Why Everyone's Social Skills Are Getting Worse (ft. David Brooks)

    · 52 min · Explicit

    People are becoming increasingly lonely and are unable to relate to one another. Yet we have more access to more people than ever before. What's going on? Is it technology? Is social media replacing our sense of…

  42. What Everyone Gets Wrong About Goals

    · 40 min · Explicit

    It’s 2024 and hopefully you haven’t already given up on your goals for the year. Today, we’re going to talk about the best and worst ways to set goals. We’ll talk about the factors that make you more likely to achieve…

  43. How to Enjoy Doing Hard Things (ft. Ali Abdaal)

    · 49 min · Explicit

    It’s easy to assume that the hustle culture or “the grind” is all about pain and suffering. But as you’ll learn today, this simply isn’t true. In today’s episode, I’m talking to Ali Abdaal, a former medical doctor…

  44. How to Stop Wasting Your Life (ft. Oliver Burkeman)

    · 40 min · Explicit

    Do you worry that you might be wasting your life? That you’re doing things that don’t feel important? Are you constantly anxious about your to-do list? Is your mind blown that it’s 2024 already?!? This week, I’ve…

  45. 7 Paradoxes That Will Change How You See Everything

    · 36 min · Explicit

    Some of the most important truths in life are found in paradoxes. Paradoxes seem like opposites on the surface, but once you look deeper beneath what are seeming contradictions, there are real grains of wisdom that…

  46. How to Give Up Everything to Save Yourself (ft. Matt from Yes Theory)

    · 1 h 02 min · Explicit

    In 2021, Matt from Yes Theory, one of YouTube's biggest channels, revealed he was quitting the platform.Despite being an internet celebrity, Matt's story is a common one—about someone who gave away too much of…

  47. 7 Life Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner

    · 39 min · Explicit

    A comprehensive list of lessons you shouldn’t wait too long to learn. In this episode, I’m sharing 7 important lessons I learned far too late in life. I’m doing this so that you don’t have to live through as many…

  48. Is Technology Ruining Our Minds? (ft. Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD)

    · 1 h 02 min · Explicit

    Do I exist if I’m not on social media? Can I fake it till I make it? What’s the secret to a good life? In this week’s episode, I enlist my old friend and host of the wildly popular The Psychology Podcast, Scott Barry…

  49. How to Know When to End a Relationship

    · 39 min · Explicit

    Make up or break up? Knowing when to call it quits. If you’ve ever been through a rough patch, you know this is a painful question to answer. Do you stick it out? Do you cut the cord and run? Do you sacrifice more to…

  50. What Nobody Tells You About Getting Rich (ft. Morgan Housel)

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    Everybody wants to get rich. But is the pursuit of wealth really about the money, or are we actually chasing something much deeper? These are just a couple of the fun ideas I toss around in this episode with Morgan…

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