Тонкое искусство пофигизма
Chapter 1
SoMark,WhattheFuckIsthePointofThisBookAnyway?
Thisbookwillhelpyouthinkalittlebitmoreclearlyaboutwhatyou’rechoosingtofindimportantinlifeandwhatyou’rechoosingtofindunimportant.
Ibelievethattodaywe’refacingapsychologicalepidemic,oneinwhichpeoplenolongerrealizeit’sokayforthingstosucksometimes.Iknowthatsoundsintellectuallylazyonthesurface,butIpromiseyou,it’salife/deathsortofissue.
Becausewhenwebelievethatit’snotokayforthingstosucksometimes,thenweunconsciouslystartblamingourselves.Westarttofeelasthoughsomethingisinherentlywrongwithus,whichdrivesustoallsortsofovercompensation,likebuyingfortypairsofshoesordowningXanaxwithavodkachaseronaTuesdaynightorshootingupaschoolbusfullofkids.
Thisbeliefthatit’snotokaytobeinadequatesometimesisthesourceofthegrowingFeedbackLoopfromHellthatiscomingtodominateourculture.
Theideaofnotgivingafuckisasimplewayofreorientingourexpectationsforlifeandchoosingwhatisimportantandwhatisnot.DevelopingthisabilityleadstosomethingIliketothinkofasakindof“practicalenlightenment.”
No,notthatairy-fairy,eternalbliss,end-of-all-suffering,bullshittykindofenlightenment
