American - Author | March 9, 1984 -
We don't know what change is because we don't know what the hell we are. If I wake up tomorrow and do the exact opposite of everything I do today, am I a changed person? Or am I simply the same person who decided to try something different?
Mark Manson
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Here's a pro-tip: there's no such thing as a 'gym person.' There are just people who go to the gym. Similarly, there's no such thing as a 'productive person.' There are just people who do productive things fairly often.
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I had to decide that, you know what, I don't know who the hell I am or what I'm doing, but I do know that historically and scientifically and anecdotally, and anyone who is not an idiot knows, that waking up early and starting the day off with a nice, simple routine is a healthy and productive way to live one's life.
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There's nothing wrong with having goals, but obsessing over them is often counterproductive because, in reality, achieving a goal isn't always what it's cracked up to be.
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Happiness is not something you achieve. It's not something you do or someplace you get to. Happiness is something you inhabit.
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The first and perhaps most important thing to realize about being happier in life is to stop trying to be so happy in life.
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Don't hang out with a bunch of people who drag you down when you can hang out with one person who makes you feel good.
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One of the beautiful things about Tyler Durden in 'Fight Club' is that he seems to understand the implicit vanity and self-absorption that comes with the desire to improve oneself.
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Many people come to self-help material because they feel like something is wrong with them or the way they are. The problem is that anything that tells you how to improve your life is also implying that there is something inherently wrong with you the way you are.
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There is no such thing as an optimum life.
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The truth is, I do some of my best writing at 3 A.M. while blasting 'Every Time I Die' into my ear drums.
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I hate calendars, and after running my own online business for almost 10 years, I still don't have one.
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