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SOLVED with Mark Manson

SOLVED with Mark Manson

By: Mark Manson
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 New episodes every Wednesday. Mark Manson is a three-time #1 New York Times bestselling author and 20-year personal development industry veteran. Solved is the most comprehensive, evidence-based, overly-researched podcast on the planet to help you get an issue in your life, err... solved.Copyright 2026 Infinity Squared Media Personal Development Personal Success
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  • Self-Help, Solved

    Self-Help, Solved
    Apr 1 2026
    We pulled over 2,600 studies and ranked 19 of the most common self-improvement techniques across three dimensions: research quality, consistency of results, and actual effect size. Then we sorted them into four tiers: legitimately works, works sometimes, probably not helping, and straight up bullshit. Microdosing landed in the bullshit tier. Crystal healing outperformed several "serious" techniques. And the number one most effective strategy is something so stupidly simple it's almost annoying. We also get into why everything at the bottom of the list shares one thing in common, why the middle of the list is mostly a fancy placebo, and why nearly everything at the top has been around for thousands of years. Get your free episode guide: https://solvedpodcast.com/self-help/ Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: https://markmanson.net/breakthrough Get clarity on what actually matters. Try Purpose, Mark's AI mentor app that learns your patterns, challenges your blind spots, and helps you take action. Get 7 days free at https://www.purpose.app Check out our sponsors: Henson Shaving: Get 100 free blades (a two-year supply) with the purchase of a razor. Head to hensonshaving.com/solved and use code SOLVED at checkout. Brain FM: Neuroscience-backed music engineered to shift your brain into focus, relaxation, or sleep. Get 30 days of unlimited access for free at https://go.brain.fm/solved. Chapters: 0:06:02 CHAPTER 1: Category 4: Bullsh*t 0:27:29 CHAPTER 2: Category 3: Probably Not Helping 0:51:37 CHAPTER 3: Category 2: Works Sometimes 1:23:50 CHAPTER 4: Category 1: Legitimately Works 1:59:19 CHAPTER 5: Conclusion Follow Mark Mark's IG: https://www.instagram.com/markmanson Solved IG: https://www.instagram.com/solvedpodcast/ Twitter: https://x.com/markmanson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • The Biggest Self-Help Scam in History, Solved

    The Biggest Self-Help Scam in History, Solved
    Mar 25 2026
    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 find out that the author is a huge scammer and quite possibly made up the whole story that spearheaded the book? For practical, science-based advice each week that might change your life, sign up for my newsletter here: http://bit.ly/3JRg3NX Written & Directed by Mark Manson Edited by Michelle Hsieh Director of Photography Jess Choi Thumbnail by Jonathan Sippel Follow Mark Mark’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/markmanson Solved IG: https://www.instagram.com/solvedpodcast/ Twitter: https://x.com/markmanson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Meditation, Solved: Is It Actually Worth It?

    Meditation, Solved: Is It Actually Worth It?
    Mar 18 2026
    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 practice, went on retreats, meditated daily — and then slowly discovered that half the gurus evangelizing it were alcoholics, abusers, or running Rolls-Royce-funded cults. Here's what the more careful research actually shows: there are three things meditation does reliably well, and they’re probably not what you've been promised. More importantly, almost everything you've been told about how to do it is wrong — starting with the idea that the goal is to quiet your mind. If your brain turns into a chaotic mess the moment you close your eyes, that's not a failure. That's the whole point. Get your free episode guide: https://solvedpodcast.com/meditation/ • Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: https://markmanson.net/breakthrough • Get clarity on what actually matters. Try Purpose, Mark's AI mentor app that learns your patterns, challenges your blind spots, and helps you take action. Get 7 days free at https://www.purpose.app Check out our sponsors:• Factor: Head to https://www.factormeals.com/solved202650off to get 50% off and a free breakfast for a year. • Shopify: Sign up for your $1/month trial at https://www.shopify.com/solved• Waking Up: Get a free 30-day trial and $30 off the annual membership at https://www.wakingup.com/solved Chapters: 8:15 CHAPTER 1: Skeptic Claim #1: Meditation Is Overhyped 22:45 CHAPTER 2: Skeptic Claim #2: "Meditation Isn't for Me" 48:33 CHAPTER 3: Skeptic Claim #3: The New-Agey, "Woo-Woo" Crowd Turns Me Off 1:01:01 CHAPTER 3: A Secular, Grounded Alternative: Meditation Without Metaphysics 1:17:35 CHAPTER 4: Conclusion: What Meditation Really Is Follow Mark Mark’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/markmanson Solved IG: https://www.instagram.com/solvedpodcast/ Twitter: https://x.com/markmanson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
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Really enjoy the dynamic between Mark and Drew, and with Mark and the interviewed. Mark, Drew and his guests have very relatable arguments / points in an easy to understand way.

Very good grasp of life, and how to make me self reflect with the right questions / angles.

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Only started the podcast from Tte beginnig this week while in on holiday in Cancun. Great follow-up to reading the book(listening to the audiobook). Thanks…

I was going to review every episode but it needs 15 works and I'm not a writer 😂

Great listen

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Truly life changing stuff. I love absolutely everything about this podcast. Caution note: it will challenge you, it will make you laugh, you will google random shit afterwards, you will question yourself.. and ultimately (slowly but gradually) you will most likely change into a better version of yourself.

Fun, real, relatable but also profoundly life changing

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