I have not read a book in a long time. Well, programming and job related books aside. Last time I remember reading a full book was back in college almost 10 years ago. I wanted to get back to reading. Convinced myself to buy a kindle. I was looking through a good list of books to read and came across this very interesting title. “The subtle art of not giving a ____”. It had decent reviews and I said to myself, let’s try this.
I was fully expecting it to be an entertaining read with a tacky title and the usual drama. But I was completely surprised in a very positive way. It is a very realistic book, it forces you to rewire your thinking without being preachy. I am not giving anything away in the blogpost as I feel the book deserves to be read by more people.
I did not know anything about the author Mark Manson before reading the book, after reading the first couple of chapters, I felt like this guy must have a ton of experience. Must be in his 50s or 60s or beyond. As I kept reading I realized this is completely a book written by a millennial for millennials. It is a good read, I am sure for all ages but I think millennials can connect more to it. It guides you through weeding out whats unimportant and what’s important without being a self help book. I usually cannot stand self help books. I find them to be my way or the highway many a times. But this one is very different.
It is more practical, It challenges to question your beliefs. It shows us the common traps most people fall into. So many times while reading I felt I could completely connect with many of the things in there. In general, I like discussions which encourage me to analyze and evaluate my actions and thoughts. This book, I feel is a heart to heart discussion. It is not a small talk or a surface discussion it goes deep. Just the right amount of deep to not be boring and at the same time not be superficial. It tells you to choose for yourself and let go of the other things.
Reminded me of many of the meaningful conversations I’ve had over the years with my parents, school and college friends, my wife and so many other people. I want to continue reading such meaningful books and having meaningful talks.
Here’s to reading!
I was fully expecting it to be an entertaining read with a tacky title and the usual drama. But I was completely surprised in a very positive way. It is a very realistic book, it forces you to rewire your thinking without being preachy. I am not giving anything away in the blogpost as I feel the book deserves to be read by more people.
I did not know anything about the author Mark Manson before reading the book, after reading the first couple of chapters, I felt like this guy must have a ton of experience. Must be in his 50s or 60s or beyond. As I kept reading I realized this is completely a book written by a millennial for millennials. It is a good read, I am sure for all ages but I think millennials can connect more to it. It guides you through weeding out whats unimportant and what’s important without being a self help book. I usually cannot stand self help books. I find them to be my way or the highway many a times. But this one is very different.
It is more practical, It challenges to question your beliefs. It shows us the common traps most people fall into. So many times while reading I felt I could completely connect with many of the things in there. In general, I like discussions which encourage me to analyze and evaluate my actions and thoughts. This book, I feel is a heart to heart discussion. It is not a small talk or a surface discussion it goes deep. Just the right amount of deep to not be boring and at the same time not be superficial. It tells you to choose for yourself and let go of the other things.
Reminded me of many of the meaningful conversations I’ve had over the years with my parents, school and college friends, my wife and so many other people. I want to continue reading such meaningful books and having meaningful talks.
Here’s to reading!
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