Mark Manson Audio Articles

The ultimate goal of self-improvement can be paradoxically self-defeating. This is what healthy self-improvement looks like.

Feminism as a movement gets a lot right: equality for all shouldn't be up for debate. But feminism as an institution has become regressive in many cases.

Traditional definitions of masculinity have become more and more outdated—and men are paying a hefty price for it.

Doing "more work" doesn't necessarily mean you'll be more productive, and sometimes, it actually makes you less productive.

Paradoxically, the downside of a mental illness can sometimes be its biggest advantage.

Our ability to focus and hone our attention on what we need is a core component of living a happy, healthy life. But smartphones are polluting our attention.

Welcome, Player One, to a strategy guide for the game known as Life.

It's the ultimate question. The question that you and I and everyone has laid awake at night thinking about: What is the meaning of life?

Some people are still holding out that technology will save humanity from itself. But we keep forgetting that the world doesn't run on information—it runs on emotion.

Success is often the first step toward disaster. The idea of progress is often the enemy of actual progress.

That's right, I'm on to you. You do the shitty things we all do and you don't admit it either. Don't believe me? Here's eleven of them.

A few good reads to make you a slightly less awful human being.

Crowdsourced relationship advice from over 1,500 people who have been living "happily ever after." Learn how they make it work.

The values and beliefs that once defined the American Dream are not only no longer relevant, but they may be hurting us.

Some life skills are more valuable than others. Here are three you probably never learned.