Often the only difference between a problem being painful or being powerful is a sense that we chose it, and that we are responsible for it. We don't… - Mark Manson

We don’t always control what happens to us. But we always control how we interpret what happens to us, as well as how we respond.

And while there's nothing wrong with good business, the problem is that giving too many fucks is bad for your mental health. It causes you to become overly attached to the superficial and fake, to dedicate your life to chasing a mirage of happiness and satisfaction. The key to a good life is not giving a fuck about more; it's giving a fuck about less, giving a fuck about only what is true and immediate and important.

Science is arguably the most effective religion because it is the first religion that is able to evolve and improve upon itself.

If we were immortal, nothing would be special because nothing would be scarce or unattainable.

Meaning requires endings.