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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Format: Audio.
As soon as I finished the audiobook, I ordered the physical copy of this book and the second book in the series, The Courage to be Happy. I knew a quarter of the way into the book that this will be a book that I will continue to refer back to for the rest of my life. There are some seriously life-altering and perspective-shifting messages in here.
I’m going to recommend this to anyone who will listen. While not everyone will agree with the Adlerian approach, this book will, at bare minimum, make you question and think in a way you had never before.
As soon as I finished the audiobook, I ordered the physical copy of this book and the second book in the series, The Courage to be Happy. I knew a quarter of the way into the book that this will be a book that I will continue to refer back to for the rest of my life. There are some seriously life-altering and perspective-shifting messages in here.
I’m going to recommend this to anyone who will listen. While not everyone will agree with the Adlerian approach, this book will, at bare minimum, make you question and think in a way you had never before.
I’m narcissistic enough to know this book didn’t change me much
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Degress my emotionally unstable, and my insecurity
Really enjoyed this book! Made me look at things differently!
56% complete. I could not finish this trauma shaming, victim blaming piece of hot garbage. At one point the philosopher tells the young man his father beat him and that he took care of him in his old age. The philosopher says their relationship was repaired bc he repaired himself and that the father said thank you before he died. The message being just let your parents treat you like crap and then swoop in to take care of them in old age.
There is another section about someone with agoraphobia choosing that life because it suits them. It’s a very simplistic view of looking at the world. Asking people to take accountability for their life. The book could be good, but the author goes on to say that life circumstances, economical inequalities, and major traumas do not matter and affect people. This is simply not true. This book provides nothing. It is literally trying to gaslight the reader into thinking it’s their own fault for anything that has gone poorly in their life and not “choosing to be happy.” What a load of crapsandwich.
There is another section about someone with agoraphobia choosing that life because it suits them. It’s a very simplistic view of looking at the world. Asking people to take accountability for their life. The book could be good, but the author goes on to say that life circumstances, economical inequalities, and major traumas do not matter and affect people. This is simply not true. This book provides nothing. It is literally trying to gaslight the reader into thinking it’s their own fault for anything that has gone poorly in their life and not “choosing to be happy.” What a load of crapsandwich.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I started off well with this one but found it a bit of a struggle by the end, with it getting confusing and preachy :/
i thought the way this was written was really annoying and the book says it’s a japanese phenomena but it’s actually just western psychology from a japanese perspective. it felt very elementary but two stars because i think it could be helpful for some people. basically the book just says to reframe the way we think about things and take personal responsibility for your life and your happiness even though it might result in some people not liking you which i feel like you should learn early on that not everyone will like you and trying to make everyone like you will be a losing game but maybe some people need to hear it again. and i liked that there was a focus on being community minded as a way to achieve this happiness. anyway the basic tenets is that life is simple (because it’s a matter of how we view it), people can change (but only you can change yourself you can’t change anyone else), and everyone can be happy (if you stop needing to be liked by everyone and find community).