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How to Read Faster and Retain More

On May 22, 2013 By Mark Manson · 10 Comments
May 22, 2013
22May

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Some practical advice today. I read a shit-ton. And I occasionally get asked about it, particularly from college students. “How can I read more? How can I read faster? How can I remember and use more?”

Although I’m technically a blogger, writer and internet marketer, I actually see my occupation as synthesizing and sharing information in unique and efficient ways. A big part of that is therefore reading a lot of cool stuff and then being able to share that cool stuff easily.

Most people don’t realize that the way we’re taught to read when [...]

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How Disney Ruined Sex For Everyone

On May 16, 2013 By Mark Manson · 109 Comments
May 16, 2013
16May

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So stop me if you’ve heard this one before. There’s this guy. He’s like a prince, or an orphan, or kind of a loser — like an orphan-prince-loser-type guy.

And then there’s this girl. And she’s hot.

And then usually there’s a bad guy too. And he’s bad.

So, logically, our orphan-prince-loser-type guy has to save the hot girl, and usually does it by beating up the bad guy. He solves the super secret conspiracy to overthrow the government, or destroys the evil space ship, or has a sword fight to the death [...]

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The Biology Bias

On May 8, 2013 By Mark Manson · 91 Comments
May 8, 2013
08May

In psychology, there’s a well-observed phenomenon known as the actor/observer bias and it states that we’re basically all a bunch of assholes.

The actor/observer bias states that all of us unconsciously assume others to be more responsible for their negative actions than their environment, and for ourselves to be less responsible for our negative actions than our environment.

For example, if you are at an intersection and someone runs through the red light and almost hits you, you think, “Wow, what a shitty driver. That guy is an idiot.” But when it’s YOU who runs the red [...]

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Why Young Americans Should Work Overseas

On May 1, 2013 By Mark Manson · 223 Comments
May 1, 2013
01May

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I should start off by saying the reasons laid out in this article on why young Americans should work overseas are practical and not ideological. This is not a liberal argument or a conservative argument; it’s a life argument. For two centuries, if you were young, ambitious, and college-educated, North America offered you the best opportunities. But the tides are changing and that’s no longer the case.

The odd thing is that no one in the United States seems to realize this yet. People haven’t caught on. And what does that mean? Opportunity. Tons [...]

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How to Stop Lying to Yourself

On April 26, 2013 By Mark Manson · 38 Comments
April 26, 2013
26Apr

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I used try to convince myself that I didn’t want to have sex. Yeah, it sounds weird, but it’s true.

At least in very specific contexts it was true. Like girl-in-my-bed-with-her-shirt-off-at-3AM type of contexts.

This was back in like 2005 or 2006. My ex-girlfriend had recently ripped my heart out of my chest and carved it up with a steak knife, and suddenly semi-naked girls in front of me had the magical effect of making me not-so-interested in sex anymore.

I’d find excuses, like I was too tired, too drunk, had to get [...]

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The Vulnerability Primer

On April 23, 2013 By Mark Manson · 39 Comments
April 23, 2013
23Apr

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I am close to finishing my speaking tour and, as you can imagine, I’ve been talking a lot about vulnerability and why it’s so beneficial for men to implement into their lives.

Interestingly, the same couple issues and clarifications keep coming up at every stop. So I figured I’d throw up a blog post for everybody’s reference, once and for all, so I don’t have to continue explaining myself over and over.

First off, just as a quick refresher, vulnerability is when you consciously choose to NOT [...]

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Why Terrorism Works

On April 16, 2013 By Mark Manson · 46 Comments
April 16, 2013
16Apr

Screen Shot 2013-04-16 at 5.02.34 PM I was originally going to run a post this week about over-expression of emotion. But in light of the bombs exploding at the Boston Marathon yesterday, I’d like to take a moment and comment on that instead.

Terrorism is a form of psychological warfare. All of its power comes from leveraging the imperfections of the human mind and the tendency for people to make dumb decisions when they’re afraid.

The bombings yesterday killed three people and injured over 100 more. When all is said and done, [...]

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Sex and Our Psychological Needs

On April 11, 2013 By Mark Manson · 121 Comments
April 11, 2013
11Apr

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Last week’s don’t-fuck-up-your-dating-life trilogy (here, here and here) was received with a lot of enthusiasm, much more than I expected. I even received a number of emails from men who, within days, implemented some of the principles in those posts by ending toxic relationships they had been maintaining with women, or finally establishing some solid boundaries.

But there was a little bit of criticism as well. And I have to admit I was taken aback by it at first. I’m used to criticism, [...]

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