Mark Manson

You know, it's not so much that something should be ignored, but I do think there are a number of things that like tend to get overrated or maybe overrated at the moment. Like I think there are certain things that get a lot of traction on social media and so they just get spread everywhere and then people start kind of exaggerating what they are. Like I'll give you one example. is narcissism.

You know, it's not so much that something should be ignored, but I do think there are a number of things that like tend to get overrated or maybe overrated at the moment. Like I think there are certain things that get a lot of traction on social media and so they just get spread everywhere and then people start kind of exaggerating what they are. Like I'll give you one example. is narcissism.

I knew you were going to say that.

I knew you were going to say that.

It's everywhere. It's absolutely everywhere. I see it on a million accounts. I see like whenever I post anything about it it gets shared a million times and And I've been running into it, you know, in conversations with people and fans, like people start like, well, you know, I've had all these narcissists in my life and I had to cut them out. I'm like, whoa, OK, hold on time out. And.

It's everywhere. It's absolutely everywhere. I see it on a million accounts. I see like whenever I post anything about it it gets shared a million times and And I've been running into it, you know, in conversations with people and fans, like people start like, well, you know, I've had all these narcissists in my life and I had to cut them out. I'm like, whoa, OK, hold on time out. And.

Like narcissism is a thing, obviously. It's a very bad thing. It's a very difficult thing to deal with. But it's not necessarily around every corner. And the problem with narcissism is that you need to have extended exposure to a person to properly diagnose it.

Like narcissism is a thing, obviously. It's a very bad thing. It's a very difficult thing to deal with. But it's not necessarily around every corner. And the problem with narcissism is that you need to have extended exposure to a person to properly diagnose it.

You can't just be with somebody for a month or a few months or have them do one thing mean to you or be selfish in one way and be like, oh, well, they're a narcissist and I shouldn't have to ever deal with them again.

You can't just be with somebody for a month or a few months or have them do one thing mean to you or be selfish in one way and be like, oh, well, they're a narcissist and I shouldn't have to ever deal with them again.

And I think people are using it as an excuse to exit difficult situations and difficult relationships that in reality could probably be improved with a certain amount of patience and work. So I worry about that. There's a lot of statistics around... parents or kids cutting off their parents.

And I think people are using it as an excuse to exit difficult situations and difficult relationships that in reality could probably be improved with a certain amount of patience and work. So I worry about that. There's a lot of statistics around... parents or kids cutting off their parents.

And I think a lot of it is, you know, the narcissistic parents is kind of becoming the just or toxic parents is the justification for it. And it really makes me uncomfortable because you can have really terrible parents, but you can manage that relationship and manage your exposure to them in a way that you don't have to eliminate them from your life permanently. Yeah, you can create a boundary.

And I think a lot of it is, you know, the narcissistic parents is kind of becoming the just or toxic parents is the justification for it. And it really makes me uncomfortable because you can have really terrible parents, but you can manage that relationship and manage your exposure to them in a way that you don't have to eliminate them from your life permanently. Yeah, you can create a boundary.

Exactly. And I feel like people are just using narcissism as an excuse to not do the hard work of boundaries. Yeah.

Exactly. And I feel like people are just using narcissism as an excuse to not do the hard work of boundaries. Yeah.

Well, I've got a whole rant about manifestation, which... My audience loves manifestation. I know they do.

Well, I've got a whole rant about manifestation, which... My audience loves manifestation. I know they do.

Mark's coming in on the manifestation. Let's hear it. It's not that it's wrong. Like it's, it is a thing, right? It's just, I don't like the explanation for it, which is, you know, it. What's the explanation you hear that you don't like?

Mark's coming in on the manifestation. Let's hear it. It's not that it's wrong. Like it's, it is a thing, right? It's just, I don't like the explanation for it, which is, you know, it. What's the explanation you hear that you don't like?