I read an article by Mark Manson, that makes you really think about why you care about certain things. Mark Mason is one of my favourite online authors to read. Although he can be ridiculous with his writing at times, at the end of the day, he is right.
The art of not giving a fuck.
Of course, there are situations and people you should most definitely love and care about, but the majority just isn't worth it. Life isn't about getting all bent out of shape about the small things, its about finding something that is so important to you that the rest just doesn't matter.
I used to give most of my 'fucks' to other people, putting a lot of effort into pleasing them and upholding this unrealistic and unreciprocated friendship. This in turn, took away from other aspects of my life that I truly love (like writing, playing guitar, reading, spending time with people that made me happier, working out). When you give most of your effort to people or situations that 'steal' positive energy from you, that little spark inside of you that motivates you to do the things you love, that disappears too!
I'm envious of the people that seem to have been born with this art of just not giving fucks about the things that steal that spark, it took me a long while, and a few heartbreaks to fully learn how to just not give a flying fuck.
Wouldn't you agree with Mark, though? You are bound to be happier, more successful, healthier, and a better person, if you only cared about the things WORTH caring about.
#cleanfifteen, for me, is about being much smarter about where my fucks are given. It is the people who have nothing to care about that care too much about everything and anything. I know now that I don't want to waste my valuable fucks on just anything.
It's not about caring less but not caring about everything,
-kb
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