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SOLVED with Mark Manson

Mark Manson

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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  • Nov 8, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min

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

    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 Housel, New York Times Bestselling author of the smash hit, The Psychology of Money, which has sold more than four million copies worldwide. We’ll dig deep to uncover our relationship with money, answer the timeless question “Will getting rich make me happy?” and share some of Morgan’s best investing tips. So put away your spreadsheets, step away from the credit card, and for god’s sake stop trading crypto for five seconds, and settle in for this one. We might just make you filthy fucking rich. CHAPTERS Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: Morgan Housel and The Psychology of Money 00:01:34 Why We Attach Moral Value to Wealth 00:02:58 The Relative Nature of Wealth and the Never-Ending Treadmill 00:03:55 Social Media and the Quantification of Status 00:06:49 Sustainability Over Short-Term Wins 00:09:14 Does Money Change You or Expose Who You Already Are? 00:12:11 The Hedonic Treadmill and the Pain of Losing Wealth 00:15:16 Learning to Handle Market Volatility and Panic Selling 00:18:11 Social Media, Meme Stocks, and the Death of Historical Evidence 00:19:57 The Velocity of Modern Markets and Why Individual Trading Fails 00:25:03 The Hidden Costs and Complications of Wealth 00:27:21 Money Doesn't Buy Happiness, It Buys Away Unhappiness 00:29:14 Social Debt: The Hidden Tax on Every Dollar of Wealth 00:30:38 The Quest for the Simple Life and Why Billionaires Divorce 00:36:00 Does Wealth Change Your Politics? 00:36:47 Raising Kids and Money: The Allowance System and Avoiding Spoiled Children 00:41:25 Nature vs. Nurture: Do Some People Just Have the Money Mind? 00:44:14 The Power of a Single Compliment and Finding Your Path 00:49:03 Same as Ever: What Never Changes in Human Behavior 00:52:53 Why Human Connection Will Always Trump AI 00:55:12 The Best and Worst Thing About You Are the Same Thing 00:57:54 Fuck, Marry, Kill: Investment Edition 01:02:02 Closing Thoughts and Where to Find Morgan ⇨ Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: ⁠⁠⁠⁨https://markmanson.net/breakthrough⁩⁠⁠⁠ ⇨ Get clarity on what actually matters. Try Purpose, Mark's AI mentor app that learns your patterns, challenges your blind spots, and helps you take action. Get started at ⁠⁠⁠⁨https://bit.ly/4w46FMH⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW MARK Mark's IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/markmanson⁠ Solved IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/solvedpodcast/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/markmanson⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson

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  • Nov 1, 2023 · 37 min

    5 Harsh Truths That Will Change Your Life

    Why is it that the most important truths in life are also the most painful to hear? In this episode, I discuss five of the most uncomfortable truths that have changed my life and will likely change yours—from human suckage to the cheeriest truth of all… death. So put your safety harness on, the ride’s about to get bumpy… CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction: Five Harsh Truths That Will Change Your Life 01:04 Harsh Truth 1: Humans Suck, Try to Suck Less 02:21 The Gorilla Experiment and Our Unreliable Minds 05:23 Compassion Through Shared Humanity and Flaws 08:53 Harsh Truth 2: Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering Is Optional 11:49 The Two Arrows: Pain vs. Suffering 13:47 Modern Society and the Victimhood Olympics 16:48 Harsh Truth 3: Everything You Believe Will One Day Fail You 18:59 Good Stories vs. Bad Stories: Drew's Framework 21:53 Ego Death and Identity Crisis: Music and Grad School 24:18 Harsh Truth 4: You Don't Deserve Happiness or Anything 26:57 The Self-Esteem Movement's Fatal Flaw 28:08 Imposter Syndrome and the Cosmic Crapshoot 30:32 Harsh Truth 5: Everything You Love Will One Day Be Lost 33:13 Memento Mori: Remembering Death Makes You Happier 36:08 Recap and Closing: Welcome to the Pain Train ⇨ Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: ⁠⁠⁠⁨https://markmanson.net/breakthrough⁩⁠⁠⁠ ⇨ Get clarity on what actually matters. Try Purpose, Mark's AI mentor app that learns your patterns, challenges your blind spots, and helps you take action. Get started at ⁠⁠⁠⁨https://bit.ly/4w46FMH⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW MARK Mark's IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/markmanson⁠ Solved IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/solvedpodcast/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/markmanson⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson

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  • Nov 1, 2023 · 1 hr 7 min

    How to Reprogram Your Brain for Success (ft. Derek Sivers)

    Are you your own worst enemy? Ever think that your life would be so much easier if you could just change your mind about a couple things? Yeah, me too. In this inaugural episode, I am joined by my old friend Derek Sivers, the one person I know who is better at questioning beliefs and changing his mind than just about anyone… and a bona fide grandmaster at not giving a fuck. We dig into the most fundamental aspects of our psychology and happiness—our beliefs. We talk about how to change them, which ones should be changed and which ones should not, and the wide-ranging effects these beliefs have throughout our lives. I believe you will get a lot out of this podcast… see what I did there? I did the believe—eh, never mind. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction: The Man Who Gives Zero Fucks 02:04 Useful Not True: The Philosophy of Choosing Your Beliefs 03:40 The Psychopath Problem: Where Are the Limits? 06:58 The Kanye West Case Study: When Useful Beliefs Go Wrong 28:07 Changing Beliefs: The Journal Method 30:00 Evidence Accumulation and Quitting Smoking 32:11 Cognitive Flexibility: The Skill of Letting Go 17:24 Art, Fiction, and Useful Lies: Why Movies Feel More True Than Life 21:07 Religion: Judging by Usefulness Instead of Truth 37:22 Tragedy as Transformation: Congratulations on Your Breakup 40:50 The Last Third of Life: The Ultimate Procrastination Killer 42:57 The Meta Belief: Everything Is Negotiable 45:52 Fatherhood: The Priority That Changed Everything (and Nothing) 54:56 The Adaptability Problem: Molding Yourself Into a Pretzel 1:00:33 Fuck, Marry, Kill: Music, Writing, and Coding ⇨ Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: ⁠⁠⁠⁨https://markmanson.net/breakthrough⁩⁠⁠⁠ ⇨ Get clarity on what actually matters. Try Purpose, Mark's AI mentor app that learns your patterns, challenges your blind spots, and helps you take action. Get started at ⁠⁠⁠⁨https://bit.ly/4w46FMH⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW MARK Mark's IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/markmanson⁠ Solved IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/solvedpodcast/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/markmanson⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson

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