Mark Manson

And this happens to all of us, is that when we become successful at something or when people start recognizing us for something, we just assume that that's who we are. And I spent many years feeling a lot of pressure and a lot of anxiety. And anytime I went to write a book or write something, it put a lot of pressure on myself. Well, I'm supposed to be this big best-selling author guy.

And this happens to all of us, is that when we become successful at something or when people start recognizing us for something, we just assume that that's who we are. And I spent many years feeling a lot of pressure and a lot of anxiety. And anytime I went to write a book or write something, it put a lot of pressure on myself. Well, I'm supposed to be this big best-selling author guy.

And this happens to all of us, is that when we become successful at something or when people start recognizing us for something, we just assume that that's who we are. And I spent many years feeling a lot of pressure and a lot of anxiety. And anytime I went to write a book or write something, it put a lot of pressure on myself. Well, I'm supposed to be this big best-selling author guy.

And this happens to all of us, is that when we become successful at something or when people start recognizing us for something, we just assume that that's who we are. And I spent many years feeling a lot of pressure and a lot of anxiety. And anytime I went to write a book or write something, it put a lot of pressure on myself. Well, I'm supposed to be this big best-selling author guy.

And this happens to all of us is that when we become successful at something or when people start recognizing us for something, we just assume that that's who we are. And I spent many years feeling a lot of pressure and a lot of anxiety, and any time I went to write a book or write something, it put a lot of pressure on myself. Well, I'm supposed to be this big, best-selling author guy.

And this happens to all of us is that when we become successful at something or when people start recognizing us for something, we just assume that that's who we are. And I spent many years feeling a lot of pressure and a lot of anxiety, and any time I went to write a book or write something, it put a lot of pressure on myself. Well, I'm supposed to be this big, best-selling author guy.

And this happens to all of us is that when we become successful at something or when people start recognizing us for something, we just assume that that's who we are. And I spent many years feeling a lot of pressure and a lot of anxiety, and any time I went to write a book or write something, it put a lot of pressure on myself. Well, I'm supposed to be this big, best-selling author guy.

And this happens to all of us is that when we become successful at something or when people start recognizing us for something, we just assume that that's who we are. And I spent many years feeling a lot of pressure and a lot of anxiety, and any time I went to write a book or write something, it put a lot of pressure on myself. Well, I'm supposed to be this big, best-selling author guy.

And this happens to all of us is that when we become successful at something or when people start recognizing us for something, we just assume that that's who we are. And I spent many years feeling a lot of pressure and a lot of anxiety, and any time I went to write a book or write something, it put a lot of pressure on myself. Well, I'm supposed to be this big, best-selling author guy.

This is supposed to be what I'm amazing at. And it took something that used to be fun and felt kind of low stakes, and it turned it into something that felt very high stakes and very anxiety-ridden. And then... Something happened a few years ago, which is I took some time off. And then I kind of realized, I'm like, wait a second. Before all this author stuff, I was an entrepreneur.

This is supposed to be what I'm amazing at. And it took something that used to be fun and felt kind of low stakes, and it turned it into something that felt very high stakes and very anxiety-ridden. And then... Something happened a few years ago, which is I took some time off. And then I kind of realized, I'm like, wait a second. Before all this author stuff, I was an entrepreneur.

This is supposed to be what I'm amazing at. And it took something that used to be fun and felt kind of low stakes, and it turned it into something that felt very high stakes and very anxiety-ridden. And then... Something happened a few years ago, which is I took some time off. And then I kind of realized, I'm like, wait a second. Before all this author stuff, I was an entrepreneur.

This is supposed to be what I'm amazing at. And it took something that used to be fun and felt kind of low stakes, and it turned it into something that felt very high stakes and very anxiety-ridden. And then... Something happened a few years ago, which is I took some time off. And then I kind of realized, I'm like, wait a second. Before all this author stuff, I was an entrepreneur.

This is supposed to be what I'm amazing at. And it took something that used to be fun and felt kind of low stakes, and it turned it into something that felt very high stakes and very anxiety-ridden. And then... Something happened a few years ago, which is I took some time off. And then I kind of realized, I'm like, wait a second. Before all this author stuff, I was an entrepreneur.

This is supposed to be what I'm amazing at. And it took something that used to be fun and felt kind of low stakes And it turned it into something that felt very high stakes and very anxiety ridden.

This is supposed to be what I'm amazing at. And it took something that used to be fun and felt kind of low stakes And it turned it into something that felt very high stakes and very anxiety ridden.

This is supposed to be what I'm amazing at. And it took something that used to be fun and felt kind of low stakes And it turned it into something that felt very high stakes and very anxiety ridden.

This is supposed to be what I'm amazing at. And it took something that used to be fun and felt kind of low stakes And it turned it into something that felt very high stakes and very anxiety ridden.

This is supposed to be what I'm amazing at. And it took something that used to be fun and felt kind of low stakes And it turned it into something that felt very high stakes and very anxiety ridden.

And then something happened a few years ago, which is I took some time off and then I kind of realized I'm like, wait a second, before all this author stuff, I was an entrepreneur and I built an online business and that was a ton of fun. And I actually missed that a lot.