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The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi
Philosopher
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Philosopher · Psychologist
Ichiro Kishimi.
Ichiro Kishimi (born 1956) is a Japanese psychologist and philosopher. He co-wrote The Courage to Be Disliked with Fumitake Koga.
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- Kyoto, Japan
- Born
- 1956
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The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi
Psychology · 2018
The Courage to Be Disliked
The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Written as a conversation between a philosopher and a young man, this book by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga explains Alfred Adler's psychology and how it can free you to live your own life.
Three big ideas
- The past doesn't decide youAdler's view: we are not ruled by past trauma. What matters is what we choose to do now.
- Problems are about peopleMost of our worries come from relationships with others.
- Separate your tasksAsk whose task this is. Other people's opinions of you are their task, not yours.
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