Short, sweet, and blunt, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson is an “anti-self” help book. With counterintuitive messages such as “you’re not special”, “take responsibility”, and “you don’t know yourself”, this book is the antidote to the collective high that we’re all experiencing. Despite the catchy title, I find many of its lessons to be grounded in old, timeless wisdom, stuff our grandparents probably took to be true. This book is like a ‘grab you by the shoulder’ conversation with an old friend that you haven’t met in years.