Notebook for The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Manson, Mark Citation (APA): Manson, M. (2016). The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life [Kindle Android version]. Retrieved from Amazon.com The Feedback Loop from Hell Highlight (yellow) - Page 9 Alan Watts used to refer to as “the backwards law”— the idea that the more you pursue feeling better all the time, the less satisfied you become, as pursuing something only reinforces the fact that you lack it in the first place. The Choice Highlight (yellow) - Page 95 Whether we like it or not, we are always taking an active role in what’s occurring to and within us. There Is No “How” Highlight (yellow) - Page 114 Many of the relationships in your life were built around the values you’ve been keeping, Manson’s Law of Avoidance Highlight (yellow) - Page 136 The more something threatens your identity, the more you will avoid it. Pain Is Part of the Process Highlight (yellow) - Page 154 It’s only when we feel intense pain that we’re willing to look at our values and question why they seem to be failing us. Highlight (yellow) - Page 158 Learn to sustain the pain you’ve chosen. The “Do Something” Principle Highlight (yellow) - Page 160 Action isn’t just the effect of motivation; it’s also the cause of it. Freedom Through Commitment Highlight (yellow) - Page 187 When you’re pursuing a wide breadth of experience, there are diminishing returns to each new adventure, each new person or thing. Highlight (yellow) - Page 188 there is a freedom and liberation in commitment.