7 Life Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner

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Originally published on November 29, 2023 A hard-earned list of life lessons you shouldn’t wait too long to learn. In this episode, I’m sharing 7 important lessons I learned too late in life. I’m doing this so that you don’t have to live through as many clusterfucks as I did to find a bit of peace. Some of these lessons you may already know, others may surprise you. But they’re all guaranteed to help you live a better life. Sign up for Your Next Breakthrough, a weekly newsletter that will make you a less awful person: https://markmanson.net/breakthrough 0:00 Introduction 0:36 Lesson #1: People respect you only as much as you respect yourself 6:02 Lesson #2: You give power to those you blame 10:40 Lesson #3: The quality of your relationships dictates the quality of your life 17:31 Lesson #4: People aren't thinking about you as much as you think they are 23:39 Lesson #5: Nothing meaningful in life is easy 28:38 Lesson #6: Love occurs in proportion to your willingness to get hurt 34:36 Lesson #7: Be slow to judge. Everyone is doing their best https://instagram.com/markmanson/ https://twitter.com/IAmMarkManson https://facebook.com/Markmansonnet/ https://linkedin.com/in/markmanson/ https://www.tiktok.com/@iammarkmanson