Mark Manson | |
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![]() Manson in 2018 | |
Born | March 9, 1984 |
Education | Boston University |
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Notable work | The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (2016) |
Spouse | Fernanda Neute (m. 2016) |
Website | markmanson |
Mark Manson (born March 9, 1984)[ citation needed ] is an American self-help author and blogger.
As of 2025, 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, where he attended St. Andrews Episcopal School after his parents got a divorce. [1] [2] He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to study International Relations, and graduated from Boston University in 2007. [3] [4] [5]
He is married to Fernanda Neute, a wellness influencer whom he met while traveling in São Paulo. [6] They currently live in Los Angeles.
Manson started his first blog about dating advice in 2008. [7]
In 2010, he started a new blog called post masculine (now defunct) which provided general life advice for men. [8] Manson moved his blog to markmanson.net in 2013. [8]
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. [9] [5]
Manson's first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, was self-published in 2011. [10] It was reissued by Pan Macmillan Australia in 2017. [11]
His second book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life , was published in 2016. [12] It appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List at number six in the category of How-to and Miscellaneous during the week of October 2, 2016, [13] rising to number one in July 2017. [14] As of September 2022, the book had spent 268 weeks in the top 10 before dropping out, [15] having sold over 12 million copies by June 23. [16]
Manson's third book, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope , was published by HarperCollins in 2019. [17] It debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller List for Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous. [18]
Manson worked with Will Smith to write the actor's autobiography, [19] which was published in November 2021. [20] In December 2020, Manson published an audiobook titled Love Is Not Enough, which was made available exclusively through Audible. [21]