"The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life" is a non-fiction self-help book by American author and blogger Mark Manson, published in 2016. The book challenges the conventional self-help industry's focus on positivity, arguing that life's struggles give it meaning and that individuals should focus on what they find truly important. Manson uses personal experiences, philosophical insights, and blunt honesty with profanity to illustrate his ideas, making complex concepts accessible to a broad audience. The book has 272 pages.
The book was a commercial success, becoming a New York Times and Globe and Mail bestseller. As of July 2024, it had sold over 20 million copies. It first appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List in October 2016, reaching #1 in July 2017, and has spent 327 weeks on the list as of mid-September 2024. Kirkus Reviews described the book as "[a] good yardstick by which self-improvement books should be measured". In 2023, a feature film based on the book and Mark Manson's life was released by Universal Pictures.
