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How to Read Faster and Retain More

On May 22, 2013 By Mark Manson · 36 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 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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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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A Nerdy Perspective on Emotional Mastery

On March 27, 2013 By Mark Manson · 53 Comments
March 27, 2013
27Mar

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While doing research for the upcoming book, I’ve been thinking a lot about ego-identity formation, or basically the investments that we each choose to define ourselves by and by measure our self-worth.

For instance, growing up, we’re all pressured to measure ourselves as success/failures as men based on how strong, competitive, rich, sexually accomplished we are. Many of these identity choices are made unconsciously or are pushed on us by society/family when we’re young.

The book will go into nose-bleeding detail about this stuff and how it [...]

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The Asshole’s Guide to Resolving Conflict

On March 19, 2013 By Mark Manson · 15 Comments
March 19, 2013
19Mar

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It was a sunny day in 1997. And I was getting repeatedly punched in the face.

I was 12-years-old at the time — an age when boys are at the pinnacle of their maturity and compassion. I had agreed to fight Nick, a pudgy kid about three inches shorter than me, after school. All was well in the world of barely-pubescent boys… except I hadn’t planned on a few things.

The first was that Nick had apparently been getting boxing lessons from his older brother and wanted to try them out on someone, [...]

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What Playing Guitar Taught Me About Life

On March 14, 2013 By Mark Manson · 25 Comments
March 14, 2013
14Mar

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Back in high school I played guitar. That was my thing, my identity, I was the rock guitar guy. I had the long, greasy hair, the big baggy band tour shirts. I worshipped guys like Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Petrucci. It’s how people viewed me and how I viewed myself. We all need a mold to fit to get us through high school and that was mine.

I was pretty good too. I practiced hours each day, knew all of the scales and runs, all of [...]

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Where Are Your F@#%ing Values?

On February 25, 2013 By Mark Manson · 72 Comments
February 25, 2013
25Feb

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If you would take a moment and imagine me screaming the title of this post while jumping up and down on Oprah’s couch like Tom Cruise before his fourth divorce, please do so now.

This post is about values. And how seemingly nobody has them. And how that ruins everything. But before we get into that, let’s go back to Tom Cruise for a second.

One of my favorite movie openings is the beginning of Jerry Maguire. Tom Cruise plays the eponymous main character: a top sports agent who is beginning [...]

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Podcast: Human Nature and Sexual Politics, Part 1

On February 20, 2013 By Mark Manson · 59 Comments
February 20, 2013
20Feb

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Last week when I sat down with T from TheRawness.com, I had a feeling he and I would have a lot to talk about. As I knew that he and I both have a tendency to delve deeply into psychological and philosophical topics.

Two hours later, I had to cut our conversation short otherwise no one would listen to it. Today is Part 1 and tomorrow I will post Part 2.

Part one topics include: screening who you let into your life, vulnerability, the self help industry, Ken Wilber, Buddhism, Machiavellianism, [...]

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