Тонкое искусство пофигизма
Chapter 1
AndthoughtheconceptmaysoundridiculousandImaysoundlikeanasshole,whatI’mtalkingabouthereisessentiallylearninghowtofocusandprioritizeyourthoughtseffectively—howtopickandchoosewhatmatterstoyouandwhatdoesnotmattertoyoubasedonfinelyhonedpersonalvalues.Thisisincrediblydifficult.Ittakesalifetimeofpracticeanddisciplinetoachieve.Andyouwillregularlyfail.Butitisperhapsthemostworthystruggleonecanundertakeinone’slife.Itisperhapstheonlystruggleinone’slife.
Becausewhenyougivetoomanyfucks—whenyougiveafuckabouteveryoneandeverything—youwillfeelthatyou’reperpetuallyentitledtobecomfortableandhappyatalltimes,thateverythingissupposedtobejustexactlythefuckingwayyouwantittobe.Thisisasickness.Anditwilleatyoualive.Youwillseeeveryadversityasaninjustice,everychallengeasafailure,everyinconvenienceasapersonalslight,everydisagreementasabetrayal.Youwillbeconfinedtoyourownpetty,skull-sizedhell,burningwithentitlementandbluster,runningcirclesaroundyourveryownpersonalFeedbackLoopfromHell,inconstantmotionyetarrivingnowhere.
TheSubtleArtofNotGivingaFuck
Whenmostpeopleenvisiongivingnofuckswhatsoever,theyimagineakindofsereneindifferencetoeverything,acalmthatweathersallstorms.Theyimagineandaspiretobeapersonwhoisshakenbynothingandcavesintonoone.
There’sanameforapersonwhofindsnoemotionormeaninginanything:apsychopath.
