Summary And Analysis Of The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fu*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach To Living A Good Life. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck is a book that will help you figure out what matters most in your life, essentially what you care about. We don't realize how often we give a f*ck about things that don't important until it's too late. Manson's goal is to show you how to recognize when you're putting too much emphasis on self-help notions and how to start caring about the most important things. Over 13 million copies of the book have been sold. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck was the most-read nonfiction book in 2017, according to Amazon.