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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
This is a good book to pick up if you, much like me (and most others), have a terrible impending sense of doom regarding the future. While I don't agree with everything Manson says, I feel that he has a valuable perspective on the nature of humanity and it's future. He uses engaging and easy to understand analogies to explain values, the mind, and much more. However I will say that the tonal shift of the book in the final chapter felt a little jarring. But overall a solid read!
inspiring
informative
medium-paced
Great listen on Audible - will buy the physical book for notes
reflective
medium-paced
Smart, thought provoking, and a little disturbing. But it's one I'll think about for a long time.
This is a nice continuation of the first book (The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life). Since this focuses on a single subject I enjoyed it a bit less than the first book. While some parts might seem boring, I think it does provide way more information compared to the first book. It gives more examples and goes into more details. I think a learned a lot about philosophy, religion and psychology from it. Highly recommended!
I really enjoyed the somewhat more philosophical stance to this book however the ending got a bit weird which is why it's 4 stars rather than 5.
This book is like the result of someone rushing to meet an undergraduate thesis deadline on a subject they know very little about. There’s no real structure or message, and the ideas presented lack depth of thought or analysis. It’s as though the author picked his favorite 20 unrelated publications and then condensed a few points from each one in to a single book. I think Manson was attempting to produce his own version of Sapiens by Yuval Harari but without the intellectual standing or knowledge to deliver.
Although I thought the Authors other work: “The Subtle Art of not giving a f*ck” was entertaining enough and worth a listen for the ‘millennial generation’, I’m sorry to say I don’t recommend this one at all. It’s not the worst book I’ve come across, but compared to his last work, I felt the author was trying too hard to be funny and didn't provide any worthwhile content.
Rather than hitting that pre-midlife crisis market, this one is more for the spoilt 14 year old. I found most of the book was totally disengaging, especially the ‘how to start a religion’ section, as a non-religious person even I found this to be just unfunny rambling bluster (quite a few of Mansons 'jokes' have been circulating for some time...)
From what I can make out, the core of the book is that humans react because we have feelings, while also having a logical brain. No sh*t! This level of obviousness along with a general naivety was present throughout. For example, extremist thought is highlighted in the book to have many proposed factors and drivers, however the author quickly dismisses these and proceeds to reduce not being able to reason with extremists down to the absence of a powerful parent and therefore they are just being childish. Simple! All the world’s problems can be solved if only everyone read this book ….
Although I thought the Authors other work: “The Subtle Art of not giving a f*ck” was entertaining enough and worth a listen for the ‘millennial generation’, I’m sorry to say I don’t recommend this one at all. It’s not the worst book I’ve come across, but compared to his last work, I felt the author was trying too hard to be funny and didn't provide any worthwhile content.
Rather than hitting that pre-midlife crisis market, this one is more for the spoilt 14 year old. I found most of the book was totally disengaging, especially the ‘how to start a religion’ section, as a non-religious person even I found this to be just unfunny rambling bluster (quite a few of Mansons 'jokes' have been circulating for some time...)
From what I can make out, the core of the book is that humans react because we have feelings, while also having a logical brain. No sh*t! This level of obviousness along with a general naivety was present throughout. For example, extremist thought is highlighted in the book to have many proposed factors and drivers, however the author quickly dismisses these and proceeds to reduce not being able to reason with extremists down to the absence of a powerful parent and therefore they are just being childish. Simple! All the world’s problems can be solved if only everyone read this book ….
informative
medium-paced
The pro AI is a god religion stance was bonkers I don’t agree with how Mark Manson sees the world but I see the validity in his evidence on why the world is broken. I wish for a more human world he advocates for a cybernetic world