Your Questions On Manifestation, Confidence, and Getting Over Your Ex, Solved
4/29/20261 hr 11 min
It's been one year of SOLVED. 20 episodes, 20 million downloads, 3 million YouTube subscribers, and a truly unreasonable number of poop jokes. To celebrate, I sat down with over 200 of your questions and picked the ones that hit the hardest. We get into why most people fail at quitting addictions (hint: the problem isn't the feelings, it's that you never planned for them). I explain why, if you have ADHD and can't stop procrastinating, you need to treat yourself like a dog that shits on the carpet. We talk about the real science behind manifestation, why it sort of works but not for the reason TikTok thinks it does. I break down the difference between trait confidence and state confidence, and why "build evidence" is only half the equation. We cover how to handle panic attacks, getting over a "perfect" ex (spoiler: they're not perfect, and thinking they are is the problem), the uncomfortable truth about self-love, the difference between a boring relationship and being bored in a relationship, the purpose vs. money question, what FIRE retirees never tell you, and what I'd reincarnate as. Plus some big announcements: we're going back to the mega episode format in June, the PDF guides are returning, and our first topic is going to be how to actually change your life. • Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: https://markmanson.net/breakthrough • Get clarity on what actually matters. Try Purpose, Mark's AI mentor app that learns your patterns, challenges your blind spots, and helps you take action. Get 7 days free at https://www.purpose.app Chapters: 0:00: One-Year Anniversary and Show Announcements 4:37: Overcoming Addiction and Relapse 8:18: Procrastination and ADHD 11:30: The Science of Manifestation 16:11: Panic Attacks, Siblings, and Getting Over a "Perfect" Ex 20:18: Self-Love, Gratitude, and Religion 27:12: Relationships, Purpose, and Money 36:07: Maladaptive Daydreaming, Personality, and Growing with Friends 39:59: Nomadic Living, FIRE Retirement, Purpose Anxiety, and Reincarnation Follow Mark Mark's IG: https://www.instagram.com/markmanson Solved IG: https://www.instagram.com/solvedpodcast/ Twitter: https://x.com/markmanson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome back everybody to the Solved Podcast, the last podcast you will ever need. I'm your host Mark Manson, and we have a very special episode for you today. Yes, it is our one-year anniversary of the Solved Podcast. It's been an incredible year. We published 20 episodes, had over 20 million downloads, changed countless lives, and made lots of really bad poop jokes. On top of that, we just reached three million subscribers on YouTube, so it's even more of a time to celebrate. And to do that, I'm going to do a Q&A episode with our community. You guys sent in over 200 questions, and we're gonna cover a lot of ground today, including advice on overcoming addiction, how to defeat procrastination even if you have ADHD, getting over a, quote-unquote, "perfect ex," practical tips around gratitude and the limits of self-acceptance, and of course, once again, as always, we will talk about finding your purpose. That seems to be a popular question with you all.