不在乎的艺术

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#1 International Bestseller and #1 New York Times Bestseller Over 2 million copies sold In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is--a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited--"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek. There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
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最近读了马克·曼森的重塑幸福,这本书的英文原名其实更加直白一点,应该可以直译成“不在乎的艺术”?但其实书里更多的篇幅是在教大家怎么去“在乎”真正重要的事情。有一些比较吸引我的观点:

什么是幸福?人类对这个问题的思考似乎没有停止过,作者从佛教和生物学的角度做出了解释:佛教认为众生皆苦,生活就是由一系列无穷尽的问题构成的,我们在解决问题之后才收获快乐和幸福,从生物学的角度来看,人类有一种永不满足的心理,进步到一定程度后,立马就会有新的问题想要解决,这种自驱力让我们从石器时代就开始解决问题,并一步步走到今天的信息世界,解决问题让我们收获幸福,而逃避问题让人陷入痛苦;

反向定律:我们越是想要得到某些事情,越是得不到,加缪有过类似的说法:“如果你一直寻找幸福的本质,你将永远不会幸福,如果你一直在找人生的意义,你永远过不好人生”,为什么『过于在乎』往往没有好结果呢,很反直觉,但是冷静下来思考:我们在『过于在乎』的这个过程中,解决了多少实际的问题,在这个过程里,我们花在幻想、FOMO 和焦虑的时间更多,还是克服困难的时间更多呢?

把时间花在真正重要的问题和事情上才是最省力的,不在乎结果,去在乎获得这个结果需要我们付出什么代价更加重要,比如,”拥有好的身材“是结果,需要付出的代价是:高质量的作息,控糖、在健身房和跑道上挥洒汗水;“成为摇滚明星”是结果,需要付出的代价是:购买专业设备,长时间的刻苦练习;

其实核心的流程就是:先要一个“结果”,然后明确代价(需要面对的困难),并且想清楚:结果和代价自己都能接受吗?如果只能接受结果,不想付出代价,那么这就不是我们真正想要的。在这个流程里,我们判断的代价是否准确也很重要,如果代价考虑的都不对,执行力再高也是白费力;

而有些时候,我们知道目标,也知道代价,但为什么很多人都做不到呢,有一个重要的原因是我们身边往往充斥着“清晰的诱惑”,而缺少 “清晰的代价分析”,当你用“模糊的渴望”(好身材) 去对抗 “清晰的诱惑的时候”(深夜的炸串,精准推送的短视频),结局往往是失败的。

我们能否具备一种随时进行代价分析的能力呢?还是说要先分析好代价,并铭记于心呢?很多时候达成结果的代价就是一堆的行为,只要是行为,无论痛苦与否,把它们训练成肌肉记忆或者说条件反射,不正是最省力的方式吗?

但很快我就意识到这种做法是非常困难并且反人性的,人总是处于一种在本能和理智之间反复横跳的状态,过于强调自己的本能和兽性、否认自己作为人的理智和超越性是对自己的不诚,而过于追求绝对理性的状态也是对自己的不诚,会丧失自己作为“人”所能够享受到的种种爱意;

也许保持适度的本能,但不要完全沉迷(比如沉迷短视频或者其它易成瘾行为),在这种状态下去追求超越性的时候,痛苦与挣扎一定是不可避免的,但也许这就是人类的设定;