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The GaryVee Audio Experience · September 7, 2026 · 21m 49s

Why the World Needs More Purple

Mark Manson
Spotify

GaryVee sits down with Mark Manson, author of *The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck*, for a wide-ranging conversation about values, judgment, and identity. Gary explains why seeking external validation is a losing game and how his personal value system helps him filter out the noise. The discussion turns to the role of parenting in building character, and why Gary believes the future requires blending perspectives—creating purple from a red-and-blue world—rather than choosing sides.

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Highlights

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External Validation Is a Losing Game
Gary argues that the moment you start living for outside approval, you've already lost, because you have no control over what others think of you.
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Values as the Sorting Mechanism
Gary explains that his internal value system acts as a filter, helping him navigate the overwhelming noise of criticism and outside opinion without getting lost.
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The 'Do the People Who Know Me Best Like Me?' Test
Gary shares a simple personal framework for handling judgment: he asks himself whether the people who know him best—the ones who see him at his worst—still like and respect him.
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Parenting Builds the Value System
Gary and Mark discuss how raising children forces you to clarify and actively model your values, because kids absorb what you do, not what you say.
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Purple: Blending Instead of Choosing Sides
Gary uses the metaphor of purple to describe his approach to a polarized world: rather than picking red or blue, he advocates for blending perspectives into something new.
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Editorial

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Become Walt Disney, Not Mickey Mouse
Gary closes with a metaphor: don't settle for being the product or the performer (Mickey Mouse) when you can build the system and the legacy (Walt Disney).
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References

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck — Mark Manson (2016) — Guest's most well-known work, referenced as his claim to fame
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Will — Will Smith (with Mark Manson) (2021) — Mark Manson co-wrote this memoir
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