There are enough articles on this site to fill two books, so

it can sometimes be daunting to know where to start.

Below are what many consider to be my “greatest hits,”
the articles that have been the most popular, the most
shared, or had the greatest effect on readers’ lives.
I’ve listed the best 5-6 posts in four different categories below: Self Improvement, Life
Choices, Dating and Relationships, and Culture.

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BEST ARTICLES BY CATEGORY

SELF IMPROVEMENT
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck – The most popular article on the site. And for
good reason.

The Most Important Question of Your Life – Best post to start with to understand the
underlying philosophy of my work.

Stop Trying to Be Happy – Why pursuing happiness just pushes it further away from
you and how to get around this problem.

In Defense of Being Average – A much-needed defense of the unexceptional — which

is pretty much all of us.

Screw Finding Your Passion – You already know what you love to do. You’ve just
forgotten how to do it.

LIFE CHOICES
The Four Stages of Life – The phases of life that we all travel through and how they
define who we are.

10 Life Lessons to Excel In Your 30s – A crowd-sourced article from my older readers
on what they all wish they knew when they were 30-years-old.

10 Life Lessons I Learned From Surviving My 20s – A look back right before my 30th
birthday on all of the life lessons I learned in my 20s.
7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose – A fun, yet serious, look at
how we can derive more meaning and importance from our lives.

How to Quit Your Day Job and Travel the World – How to leverage your terror of going
broke to achieving greater success and autonomy.

No, You Can’t Have it All – A realistic look at the necessity of choosing what to give up
in our lives.

DATING AND RELATIONSHIPS

Fuck Yes or No – The most important rule of dating and relationships. Everyone must
understand this.

Love is Not Enough – Why we idealize love, make it something more than it is, and how
that ruins many of our relationships.

1,500 People Give All the Relationship Advice You’ll Ever Need – A crowd-sourced
article with advice from people who have been in relationships for a long time.

Maybe You Don’t Know What Love Is – A sober look at what love often is and what it
should be.

6 Toxic Relationship Habits Most People Think Are Normal – Find out if what you
think is “normal” romantic behavior is actually harming your relationship.

6 Healthy Relationship Habits Most People Think Are Toxic – The follow up to the
above article describing what you should be doing, but probably are not doing.

CULTURE
10 Things Americans Don’t Know About America – Viral internet sensation. My
perspectives on the US after spending four years outside of it.

In the Future, Your Attention Will Be Sold – My take on new technologies and how
they’re not necessarily ruining society, just our attention spans.

The American Dream Is Killing Us – Some commentary on why I think the American
Dream isn’t just dead, it’s actually being used against us.

A Dust Over India – A raw look at some of the more jarring experiences I had on my
trip to India.

5 Life Lessons from 5 Years Traveling the World – I spent five years traveling around
the world to more than 50 countries. This is what I learned.

How We All Miss the Point on School Shootings – An article written in response to the
UCSB shootings in May 2014, but also covering numerous other shootings throughout
North America and what they actually mean about our society and culture.
MARK MANSON