The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

The Courage to Be Disliked

Ichiro Kishimi

The Courage to Be Disliked

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The Courage to Be Disliked

Name: The Courage to Be Disliked
Author: Ichiro Kishimi
ISBN: 9781501197277

The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

Written byIchiro Kishimi

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.

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Published2018
GenrePsychology
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01The past doesn't decide you
Adler's view: we are not ruled by past trauma. What matters is what we choose to do now.
02Problems are about people
Most of our worries come from relationships with others.
03Separate your tasks
Ask whose task this is. Other people's opinions of you are their task, not yours.
04Freedom means being disliked sometimes
Living your own way means accepting that not everyone will approve.
05Contribute
Happiness grows from feeling useful to others, not from being praised.
06Live in the here and now
Treat life as a series of moments to live fully, not just a road to a distant goal.
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