Mark Manson

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Mark Manson
File:Mark-manson-headshot-2018-1.jpg
Manson in 2018
Born (1984-03-09) March 9, 1984 (age 42)
EducationBoston University
Occupations
  • Author
  • blogger
Notable workThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (2016)
Spouse
Fernanda Neute
(m. 2016)

Mark Manson (born March 9, 1984)[citation needed] is an American self-help author and blogger.

As of 2026, he has authored or co-authored four books, three of which, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, and Will, were New York Times bestsellers.

Personal life

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Mark Manson was raised in Austin, Texas, in the United States, where he attended St. Andrews Episcopal School after his parents got a divorce.[1][2] He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to study International Relations, and graduated from Boston University in 2007.[3][4][5]

He is married to Fernanda Neute, a wellness influencer whom he met while traveling in São Paulo.[6] They currently live in Los Angeles.

Blogs

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Manson started his first blog about dating advice in 2008.[7]

In 2010, he started a new blog called post masculine (now defunct) which provided general life advice for men.[8] Manson moved his blog to markmanson.net in 2013.[8]

In 2015, Manson published a blog article "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck", which would form the basis of his second book by the same name.[9][5]

Publication history

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Manson signing his book Everything Is F*cked at BookCon 2019

Manson's first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, was self-published in 2011.[10] It was reissued by Pan Macmillan Australia in 2017.[11]

His second book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, was published in 2016.[12] It appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List at number six in the category of How-to and Miscellaneous during the week of October 2, 2016,[13] rising to number one in July 2017.[14] As of September 2022, the book had spent 268 weeks in the top 10 before dropping out,[15] having sold over 12 million copies by June 23.[16]

Manson's third book, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, was published by HarperCollins in 2019.[17] It debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller List for Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous.[18]

Manson worked with Will Smith to write the actor's autobiography,[19] which was published in November 2021.[20] In December 2020, Manson published an audiobook titled Love Is Not Enough, which was made available exclusively through Audible.[21]

References

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