Your Questions On Manifestation, Confidence, and Getting Over Your Ex, Solved
From SOLVED with Mark Manson by Mark Manson
April 29, 2026 · 1h 11m
About this episode
Mark Manson answers listener questions on various topics including manifestation, confidence, and overcoming past relationships.
It's been one year of SOLVED. 20 episodes, 20 million downloads, 3 million YouTube subscribers, and a truly unreasonable number of poop jokes. To celebrate, I sat down with over 200 of your questions and picked the ones that hit the hardest. We get into why most people fail at quitting addictions (hint: the problem isn't the feelings, it's that you never planned for them). I explain why, if you have ADHD and can't stop procrastinating, you need to treat yourself like a dog that shits on the carpet. We talk about the real science behind manifestation, why it sort of works but not for the reason TikTok thinks it does. I break down the difference between trait confidence and state confidence, and why "build evidence" is only half the equation. We cover how to handle panic attacks, getting over a "perfect" ex (spoiler: they're not perfect, and thinking they are is the problem), the uncomfortable truth about self-love, the difference between a boring relationship and being bored in a relationship, the purpose vs. money question, what FIRE retirees never tell you, and what I'd reincarnate as. Plus some big announcements: we're going back to the mega episode format in June, the PDF…
People in this episode
Host: Mark Manson
Topics covered
- manifestation
- confidence
- addiction
- procrastination
- self-love
- relationships
- life change
Keywords
- manifestation
- confidence
- addiction
- procrastination
- self-love
- relationships
- panic attacks
- life change
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TikTok, Purpose
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