# 'A lot of people cry using the app — we’ve had users say it put into words things they’d been struggling with for years' : Mark Manson on the problem with self-help and why his AI app is different

> Mark Manson, author of the classic self-help book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, might just be done with writing books. For good.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/a-lot-of-people-cry-using-the-app-weve-had-users-say-it-put-into-words-things-theyd-been-struggling-with-for-years-mark-manson-on-the-problem-with-self-help-and-why-his-ai-app-is-different?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=694448f9247087312951078b)
- **Published:** 2025-12-18
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #chatgpt #help #manson #mark #self #different #people #problem
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