DNX GLOBAL Talk ★ Mark Manson - Find happiness through struggle: Challenges on the road as a Digital Nomad

THE TRAVEL SLIDESHOW FROM HELL

F i n d i n g H a p p i n e s s T h r o u g h S t r u g g l e

M a r k M a n s o n

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The Worst Travel Moment of My Life

What‘s the point of al l of this?

FUCK IT. STAY HOME.

FUCK IT. STAY HOME.

M a r k M a n s o n

h t t p : / / m a r k m a n s o n . n e t / d n x

HAPPINESS IS EARNED THROUGH STRUGGLE

W e b e c o m e s u c c e s s f u l a t s o m e t h i n g n o t b e c a u s e w e w a n t i t s b e n e f i t s , b u t b e c a u s e w e ‘ r e O K w i t h i t s c o s t s .

• P e o p l e w h o g e t i n t o s h a p e e n j o y t h e p a i n o f e x e r c i s e .

• P e o p l e w h o b u i l d s u c c e s s f u l c o r p o r a t e c a r e e r s e n j o y t h e p o l i t i c s a n d p r o c e d u r e s .

• P e o p l e w h o a r e s u c c e s s f u l i n t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p s a r e a b l e t o h a n d l e c o n f l i c t a n d c o p e w i t h l o s s .

• P e o p l e w h o a r e a b l e t o b u i l d s u c c e s s f u l b u s i n e s s e s a r e c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h u n c e r t a i n t y a n d f a i l u r e .

• P e o p l e w h o t r a v e l t o c o o l p l a c e s a n d d o a m a z i n g t h i n g s a r e c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h t h e r i s k s , p o t e n t i a l d i s a s t e r s a n d s e t b a c k s .

Setbacks of Being a Digital Nomad

• S t r a i n e d r e l a t i o n s h i p s

• N o s e n s e o f s t a b i l i t y o r f e e l i n g o f h o m e

• F i n a n c i a l i n s e c u r i t y

• L a n g u a g e / c u l t u r a l b a r r i e r s

• P e r s o n a l s a f e t y / h e a l t h c o n c e r n s

Life is about Solving Problems.

Digital Nomadism Solves Some Problems Well, But Not Others

• Yo u h a t e d e a l i n g w i t h l a r g e o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d a r e m o r e o f a l o n e r . ( G O O D )

• Yo u f e e l l i k e n o b o d y u n d e r s t a n d s y o u o r a p p r e c i a t e s y o u a n d w a n t t o g e t a w a y. ( B A D )

• Yo u g e t b o r e d e a s i l y a n d a r e e n d l e s s l y c u r i o u s . ( G O O D )

• Yo u f e e l l i k e y o u n e e d t o p r o v e s o m e t h i n g , t o s h o w e v e r y o n e h o w „ c o o l “ a n d „ d i f f e r e n t “ y o u a r e . ( B A D )

What Prob lem in Your L i f e Are You Try ing to So lve?

And What P rob lems Can You L ive Wi th?

Living a Good Life is About Choosing Good Problems.

Such an Ex t reme L i fes ty le Gran ts Oppor tun i t i es fo r Ex t reme Growth and

Tran fo rmat ion

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