Mark Manson

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Mark Manson
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Manson in 2018
Born (1984-03-09) March 9, 1984 (age 42)
Education Boston University
Occupations
  • Author
  • blogger
Notable work The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (2016)
Spouse
Fernanda Neute
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(m. 2016)​
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Mark Manson (born March 9, 1984) is an American self-help author and blogger.

Contents

As of 2026, 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.

Personal life

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]

Blogs

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] [5]

Publication history

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Manson signing his book Everything Is F*cked at BookCon 2019

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 during the week of October 2, 2016, [12] rising 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] having sold over 12 million copies by June 23. [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 published an audiobook titled Love Is Not Enough, which was made available exclusively through Audible. [20]

References

  1. ↑ "How to Grow the Fuck Up: A Guide to Humans". Mark Manson. March 1, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Vongkiatkajorn, Kanyakrit. "Stop Trying to Feel Awesome All the Time, Says Millennial Whisperer". Mother Jones. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Knihy autora Mark Manson" (in Slovak). Literama.sk. Retrieved February 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Manson, Mark. "About Mark". Mark Manson. Retrieved February 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. 1 2 "About What Did Mark Manson Study? Does Mark Manson Have a Degree?". Gloria Irabor. January 12, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "The Subtle art of Successful Blogging – an interview with NYT Bestseller Mark Manson". November 7, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Mark Manson: We do awful things in relationships because we're scared or hurt". The Guardian. March 26, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ ""The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck" Author Actually Gives A Few". BuzzFeed News . July 23, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ Manson, Mark (July 22, 2011). Models: Attract Women Through Honesty. Createspace Independent Pub. ISBN   9781463750350 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ Manson, Mark (September 11, 2017). Models: Attract Women Through Honesty. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN   9781760558161 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ "MIT Library Catalog". Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous—October 1, 2016". The New York Times . October 2, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous—July 16, 2017". The New York Times . July 16, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - Sept. 25, 2022 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  15. ↑ "The Guru Burns Out". New York Magazine . June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Everything Is F*cked". HarperCollins Publishers. May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  17. ↑ "New York Times Bestsellers: Advice, How-to, Miscellaneous—Week of May 26, 2019". The New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Penguin Random House Acquires Will Smith's Autobiography". Penguin Random House. October 19, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Will by Will Smith with Mark Manson". Penguin Random House. November 9, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  20. ↑ Love is Not Enough.
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