The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Manson's deliberately abrasive self-help book whose core argument is surprisingly serious: most self-help is about increasing the surface area of things you care about, while a better strategy is deciding carefully which few things you are willing to struggle for and letting the rest go. The prose is crude on purpose and the stoic underpinnings are not hidden. For product direction the book is useful as a counterweight to ambient motivational culture — the specific reason product leaders burn out is usually that they have not decided which fights they are not fighting. A quick read, sharper than its reputation.