Mark Manson (born March 9, 1984) is an American self-help author and

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ger. As of , he has authored or co-authored four books, three of which, '' The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck'', '' Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope'', and ''Will'', were ''

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'' bestsellers.

Personal life

Mark Manson was raised in

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, in the United States, where he attended St. Andrews Episcopal School after his parents got a divorce. He moved to

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, to study

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, and graduated from

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in 2007. He is married to Fernanda Neute, a wellness influencer whom he met while traveling in

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. They currently live in Los Angeles.

Blogs

Manson started his first blog about dating advice in 2008. In 2010, he started a new blog called ''post masculine'' (now defunct) which provided general life advice for men. Manson moved his blog to ''markmanson.net'' in 2013. In 2015, Manson published a blog article "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck", which would form the basis of his second book by the same name.

Publication history

Manson's first book, ''Models: Attract Women Through Honesty'', was self-published in 2011. It was reissued by Pan Macmillan

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in 2017. His second book, '' The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life'', was published in 2016. It appeared on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller List at number six in the category of How-to and Miscellaneous in the week of October 2, 2016. And rose to number one in July 2017. As of September 2022, the book had spent 268 weeks in the top 10 before dropping out, it has sold over 12 million copies. Manson's third book, '' Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope'', was published by HarperCollins in 2019. It debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller List for Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous. Manson worked with

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to write the actor's autobiography which was published in November 2021. In December 2020, Manson released an audiobook called ''Love Is Not Enough'' exclusively through Audible.

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