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This was hilarious and a breath of (mostly) fresh air from this list. I feel like it was written well and relatable for the most part, but nothing profound really stuck with me. I think I will recall a few things though and that’s saying something for a self-help. Definitely one of the better ones from this list, but still room for improvement. 
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A solid 3.5 stars. That's good considering I don't much care for "self-help" books.
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Quite obvious things, so I did not learn anything new but the book is fairly old at this point.
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This isn't yourself typical everybody's special kind of self-help book. It's hard to read an unapologetic, yet somehow it still manages to be funny.

Yeah I read this. I liked some of it. I thought some of it was interesting. Is this groundbreaking? No. Did it give me something to think about? Of course.
But that’s just my general reaction to most self-help books. You can’t take up the whole book or else you’re doing it wrong. You take what you need from them and then the rest can be saved for later.
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"If we follow the 'do something' principle, failure feels unimportant. When the standard of success becomes merely acting—when any result is regarded as progress and important, when inspiration is seen as a reward rather than a prerequisite—we propel ourselves ahead. We feel free to fail, and that failure moves us forward." (162)

This book came for me at the right time. If I read more self-help books, it might not have been as useful, but I don't and it was. That being said, this book is not written for me. Mark Manson is a white dude talking to other white dudes (just look at the list of blurbs on the back). The logic he uses to help people figure out their values, that's universal. But his examples are far from it. Manson assumes that the epitome of your desires is, I kid you not, touching Jennifer Aniston's tits. I found myself frequently offended by the banality of his own conclusions.

This is not a compassionate book (in case the title didn't tip you off) and it acts like everyone's pain and struggles are equal. But ultimately, we are each in charge of hitting the gas in our own lives, no matter the unfairness of the circumstances we must fight against. So if you can read it with MANY grains of salt, I loosely recommend this book to you...