CHAPTER 1: Don't Try
The Feedback Loop from Hell The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
So Mark, What the Fuck Is the Point of This Book Anyway?
CHAPTER 2: Happiness Is a Problem
The Misadventures of Disappointment Panda
Happiness Comes from Solving Problems
Emotions Are Overrated Choose Your Struggle
CHAPTER 3: You Are Not Special Things Fall Apart
The Tyranny of Exceptionalism
B-b-b-but, If I'm Not Going to Be Special or Extraordinary, What's the Point?
CHAPTER 4: The Value of Suffering The Self-Awareness Onion
Rock Star Problems
Shitty Values
Defining Good and Bad Values
CHAPTER 5: You Are Always Choosing
The Choice
The Responsibility/Fault Fallacy
Responding to Tragedy
Genetics and the Hand We're Dealt
Victimhood Chic
There Is No "How"
CHAPTER 6: You're Wrong About Everything (But So Am I)
Architects of Our Own Beliefs
Be Careful What You Believe
The Dangers of Pure Certainty Manson's Law of Avoidance
Kill Yourself
How to Be a Little Less Certain of Yourself
CHAPTER 7: Failure Is the Way Forward The Failure/Success Paradox
Pain Is Part of the Process
The "Do Something" Principle
CHAPTER 8: The Importance of Saying No Rejection Makes Your Life Better Boundaries How to Build Trust
Freedom Through Commitment
CHAPTER 9: ... And Then You Die Something Beyond Our Selves The Sunny Side of Death
Acknowledgments About the Author Copyright About the Publisher