Mark Manson (born March 9, 1984) is an American self-help author and blogger.
Mark Manson
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Manson in 2018
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| Born | (1984-03-09) March 9, 1984 (age 40) |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
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| Notable work | The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (2016) |
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Fernanda Neute (m. 2016) |
| Website | markmanson |
As of 2024, he has authored or co-authored four books, three of which, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, and Will, were New York Times bestsellers.
Mark Manson was raised in Austin, Texas, in the United States.[1] He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to study International Relations, and graduated from Boston University in 2007.[2][3][4]
He is married to Fernanda Neute, a wellness influencer whom he met while traveling in São Paulo.[5] They currently live in Los Angeles.
Manson started his first blog about dating advice in 2008.[6]
In 2010, he started a new blog called post masculine (now defunct) which provided general life advice for men.[7] Manson moved his blog to markmanson.net in 2013.[7]
In 2015, Manson published a blog article "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck", which would form the basis of his second book by the same name.[8][4]
Manson's first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, was self-published in 2011.[9] It was reissued by Pan Macmillan Australia in 2017.[10]
His second book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, was published in 2016.[11] It appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List at number six in the category of How-to and Miscellaneous in the week of October 2, 2016.[12] And rose to number one in July 2017.[13] As of September 2022, the book had spent 268 weeks in the top 10 before dropping out,[14] it has sold over 12 million copies.[15]
Manson's third book, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, was published by HarperCollins in 2019.[16] It debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller List for Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous.[17]
Manson worked with Will Smith to write the actor's autobiography[18] which was published in November 2021.[19] In December 2020, Manson released an audiobook called Love Is Not Enough exclusively through Audible.[20]
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Erica Rivera, writing for Mandatory, describes Manson's style in the book as being "as blunt as a man-to-man chat",[21] and Katherine Pushkar describes it as "foul-mouthed, funny-as-hell, [and] dead-on", and his philosophy thus: "that life is hard, you're not special, happiness is a hollow goal and therefore you should make sure you're focused on the truly worthwhile", in her review in the New York Daily News.[22]
