Everything Is F*cked

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From Mark Manson, the author of the multi-million-copy global mega-bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, comes a deeply insightful, counterintuitive guide to the modern problems of hope. Merging cutting-edge psychological research with the timeless wisdom of philosophers like Plato and Nietzsche, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope dissects our relationship with technology, politics, and money to deliver a brilliant, laugh-out-loud blueprint for navigating the anxiety of the modern world.

We live in an incredibly interesting time. Materially, everything is the absolute best it’s ever been—we are freer, healthier, and wealthier than any civilization in human history. Yet, somehow, everything simultaneously feels irreparably and horribly f*cked—the planet is warming, global governments are failing, economies are unstable, and everyone is perpetually offended online. At this precise moment in history, when we have seamless access to technology, education, and communication that our ancestors couldn’t even dream of, so many of us find ourselves returning to an overriding feeling of hopelessness.

What exactly is going on? If anyone can put a precise name to our current cultural malaise and help fix it, it’s Mark Manson. In 2016, Manson published a book that brilliantly gave shape to the ever-present, low-level hum of anxiety that permeates modern living. He showed us that technology had made it far too easy to care about the wrong things, and that our modern, maddening urge to always chase happiness only served to make us unhappier. Now, in Everything Is F*cked, Manson turns his clinical gaze from the inevitable flaws within the individual self to the endless calamities taking place in the world around us.

He looks deeply at our toxic relationships with money, entertainment, and the internet, showing how too much of a good thing can psychologically eat us alive. He openly defies our traditional definitions of faith, happiness, freedom—and even of hope itself. With his signature mix of sharp erudition and where-the-f*ck-did-that-come-from humor, Manson takes us by the collar and challenges us to be completely honest with ourselves, forcing us to connect with the world in ways we probably haven’t considered before. It’s another brilliant, counterintuitive romp through the pain in our hearts and the stress of our soul, setting the agenda for personal growth for years to come.

Masterfully executing the self-help, non-fiction philosophy, behavioral psychology, and high-performance lifestyle genres, this book delivers a refreshing, no-nonsense approach to mental health, critical thinking, and finding true resilience in a chaotic world.