The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is author Mark Manson's antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mindset that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek once we stop running and avoid and start confronting painful truths. We can only give a f**k about so many things, so we need to figure out which one's matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better because real wealth is about the experience.