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Mark Manson: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby

Matt & Abby

January 28, 2026

Show Notes

Mark Manson joins Matt & Abby for a thoughtful, honest conversation about modern self-help, personal responsibility, and what actually leads to a meaningful life. They talk marriage as a “long conversation,” the dangers of toxic positivity, dating apps, friendship, death, and how Mark’s thinking has evolved since writing The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.


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Chapters:

- Mark Manson

- Disappointment Panda

- Titling The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

- sponsor: CashApp

- Religious influence

- Dangers of self help

- How my views have changed

- Personal responsibility

- sponsor: audible

- Children and purpose

- Importance of community

- sponsor: square

- Three factors of friendship

- Quality of Life

- sponsor: Nutrafol

- Death

- Marriage: the Long Conversation

- The trap of dating apps

- Keeping score in marriage

- Launching a new self help app

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