Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           Thisvaluegavehimawfulproblemssuchas,“Ineedtosell150millionmorerecords;theneverythingwillbegreat,”and“Mynexttourneedstobenothingbutstadiums”—problemshethoughtheneededtosolveinordertobehappy.It’snosurprisethathewasn’t.

           Onthecontrary,PeteBestpulledaswitcheroo.DespitebeingdepressedanddistraughtbygettingkickedoutoftheBeatles,ashegrewolderhelearnedtoreprioritizewhathecaredaboutandwasabletomeasurehislifeinanewlight.Becauseofthis,Bestgrewintoahappyandhealthyoldman,withaneasylifeandgreatfamily—thingsthat,ironically,thefourBeatleswouldspenddecadesstrugglingtoachieveormaintain.

           Whenwehavepoorvalues—thatis,poorstandardswesetforourselvesandothers—weareessentiallygivingfucksaboutthethingsthatdon’tmatter,thingsthatinfactmakeourlifeworse.Butwhenwechoosebettervalues,weareabletodivertourfuckstosomethingbetter—towardthingsthatmatter,thingsthatimprovethestateofourwell-beingandthatgeneratehappiness,pleasure,andsuccessassideeffects.

           This,inanutshell,iswhat“self-improvement”isreallyabout:prioritizingbettervalues,choosingbetterthingstogiveafuckabout.Becausewhenyougivebetterfucks,yougetbetterproblems.Andwhenyougetbetterproblems,yougetabetterlife.

           TherestofthisbookisdedicatedtofivecounterintuitivevaluesthatIbelievearethemostbeneficialvaluesonecanadopt