The Highest Value in the Universe

Today’s book being discussed in The Bouncer’s Book Club is called Everything is F****d, by Mark Manson. It is EASILY one of the best books published in 2019 and it’s certainly one of my favorites.

Lots to discuss with respect to this one.

I honestly think that Mark Manson is becoming someone you NEED to pay attention to amid all the voices shouting at each other, and ideologues doing what ideologues do.

Seriously, there are flashes of brilliance all throughout Everything is F*****d.

Some samples from my personal study notes:

“Things were way worse, and people took action to make a better life for themselves and others. What have I done lately?”

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“Heroism isn’t just bravery or guts or shrewd maneuvering. These things are common and are often used in un-heroic ways. No, being heroic is the ability to conjure hope where there is none.”

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Witold Pilecki: “I have tried to live my life such that in the hour of my death I would feel joy rather than fear.”

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“You care. You care, and you desperately convince yourself that because you care, it all must have some great cosmic meaning behind it. You care because, deep down, you need to…