Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope

This book by Mark Manson was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Grant Hackett. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, depression & mood, exercise & strength. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

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.

• “His follow-up book was great. I really enjoyed that. I actually read that and bought it for a mutual friend of ours, Tim Matt Target”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “His follow-up book was great. I really enjoyed that”
  Grant Hackett · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 202101:32:43

  Said during "Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett, Two Legends on Competing and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett: Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian ever, with 28 medals (23 gold) and 39 world records. Grant Hackett is an Australian distance-freestyle champion who went unbeaten in the 1500m for 11 years, won 26 golds across major championships, and is now CEO of an Australian investment firm. Swimming legends Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett on elite training, competitive drive, and their raw, mutual journey through depression and mental health.