Psychology
Manson Defines Anxiety as a Crisis of Hope in Modern Society
The Ultimate Human
269. Mark Manson: On Killing Your Dream, "The Subtle Art," Anxiety & Depression
What was said
"Anxiety is a fear of what might happen in the future. We've become a society of people that don't really know what to hope for. We are so over-aware of all of the problems of everything that I think it's, we've become a society of people that don't really know what to hope for."
Mark Manson argued that widespread anxiety stems from society losing clarity about what's worth pursuing, calling it a crisis of hope. He contended that constant exposure to global crises and the critiquing of all pursuits has left people unable to identify positive future goals, leaving only fear of negative outcomes to occupy their predictive minds.
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- Programme
- The Ultimate Human
- Episode
- 269. Mark Manson: On Killing Your Dream, "The Subtle Art," Anxiety & Depression
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- 47:45
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