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SOLVED with Mark Manson

by Mark Manson

Self-Help, Solved

01.04.2026 • 02:10:54

We pulled over 2,600 studies and ranked 19 of the most common self-improvement techniques across three dimensions: research quality, consistency of re...

The Biggest Self-Help Scam in History, Solved

25.03.2026 • 00:27:22

This book has sold over a hundred million copies, billionaires swear by it. But what if it's a lie? Does the effectiveness of the book change if we fi...

Meditation, Solved: Is It Actually Worth It?

18.03.2026 • 01:28:18

Meditation has been sold to us as a magic pill for so long that the backlash is almost as overblown as the hype. I spent years deep in Buddhist practi...

Solved, Highlights: How to Find Your Values

11.03.2026 • 00:38:15

If you’ve ever felt stuck, or like you’re doing all the right things but something still feels off, there’s a good chance it’s a values problem. Not a...

Focus, Solved

04.03.2026 • 03:19:31

Focus is one of those things everyone swears they need more of and almost no one is actually addressing correctly. In this episode, we dig into what t...

The Best Thing About You is Also the Worst Thing

25.02.2026 • 00:24:03

A Hungarian doctor discovered that handwashing saves lives, and was destroyed for proving it. Michael Jordan’s competitiveness made him a legend, then...

Romantic Love, Solved

18.02.2026 • 01:41:32

We put love on trial — literally. Drew and I squared off in a full debate over whether romantic love is overrated. I made the case that love is basica...

Solved, Highlights: The Real Reason You Procrastinate

11.02.2026 • 00:45:58

This is a segment from the full episode on procrastination. Procrastination isn't a time management problem — it's an emotional regulation problem, a...

Dating, Solved: Why Finding the Right Person Feels So Hard

04.02.2026 • 04:37:41

Most people aren’t bad at dating, they’re just trying to solve the wrong problem. We treat dating like a personality test (“Am I attractive enough? Co...

How to Quiet Your Ego (Without Losing Yourself), Solved

15.01.2026 • 02:39:27

Most people think ego is either something you need to kill off entirely or inflate to take over the world. Both are wrong. In this episode, we dig dee...