Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope

This book by Mark Manson has come up 3 times across 2 different shows: Diary of a CEO, Tim Ferriss. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Grant Hackett, Mark Manson, Steven Bartlett. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-01-25 and the most recent from 2022-12-31. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

We live in an interesting time. Materially, everything is the best it’s ever been, we are freer, healthier and wealthier than any people in human history. Yet, somehow everything seems to be irreparably and horribly fcked, the planet is warming, governments are failing, economies are collapsing, and everyone is perpetually offended on Twitter. At this moment in history, when we have access to technology, education and communication our ancestors couldn’t even dream of, so many of us come back to an overriding feeling of hopelessness. What’s going on? If anyone can put a name to our current malaise and help fix it, it’s Mark Manson.