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Show notes: https://tim.blog/2022/12/30/mark-manson/

Mark Manson (@IAmMarkManson) is a three-time #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck as well as other titles. His books have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide and have reached number one in more than a dozen countries.

Since 2008, he has written articles at MarkManson.net, one of the largest personal-development blogs in the world, with more than a million monthly readers. In 2023, a feature film about him and his work will be released in theaters by Universal Pictures. See https://SubtleArtMovie.com for more details, and click here for the trailer.

Please enjoy!

00:00 Start
01:13 Difficult changes and modified default behaviors.
04:52 Be careful what you wish for.
06:59 How Mark’s feature film deal came to be.
11:00 The teamwork that makes Mark’s dream work.
16:04 Sourcing talent.
20:56 How Mark knew he’d found the right agent.
24:58 From Entropy to F*ckery.
42:59 Learning the subtle art of strategic F-bombing.
52:41 Prioritizing health maintenance.
1:00:38 Co-authoring a book with Will Smith.
1:08:21 In a post-slap world, what should we know about the real Will Smith?
1:13:55 How Will Smith depends on and interacts with his team.
1:16:13 Setting the course for the next few years.
1:20:47 How Mark says no to financially tempting projects he doesn’t want to do.
1:29:12 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck‘s cover story.
1:32:12 Why Mark is pivoting to video production rather than podcasting.
1:36:28 What can we expect from Mark’s future video trajectory?
1:42:15 Staying relevant and creatively fulfilled in a crowded market.
1:44:23 The software Mark uses to compose a book.
1:45:36 Recommended reading,
1:56:54 Parting thoughts.

About Tim Ferriss:
Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 800 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.

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