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The Courage To Be Disliked
by Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi
The title fails to aptly denote the contents of this book. It goes much beyond the courage of being disliked or be one's true self. Actually there's a little about every conflict we face in our lives along with suggestions on how to approach those problems.
The book's written in the form of Socratic dialogue which might be a little dry to read in the beginning but I noticed it was actually important as it gave the reader both the perspectives needed to think through the proposed ideals in the book.
A lot of people will hold the skepticism of the youth initially. I did too. But I was able to find a completely different lens of looking at things here which I would definitely like to remember and use furthermore. Some things that I loved most were related to the separation of one's tasks, the non deterministic way of seeing the past, interpersonal relationships, the importance of building horizontal and not vertical relationships, the importance of contribution to others and subsequently deciding our worth in that manner.
So many contrarian viewpoints are put together in this book that for some it'll be too much to digest but even if one doesn't agree with everything said by the philosopher, there's something EVERYBODY can learn that is sure to change them for the better.
I read this book at the perfect time somehow. So serendipitously. And if I could describe my feelings, I would say, it was "akin to the shock experienced by someone who after many years of being nearsighted puts on glasses for the first time."
5/5⭐
The book's written in the form of Socratic dialogue which might be a little dry to read in the beginning but I noticed it was actually important as it gave the reader both the perspectives needed to think through the proposed ideals in the book.
A lot of people will hold the skepticism of the youth initially. I did too. But I was able to find a completely different lens of looking at things here which I would definitely like to remember and use furthermore. Some things that I loved most were related to the separation of one's tasks, the non deterministic way of seeing the past, interpersonal relationships, the importance of building horizontal and not vertical relationships, the importance of contribution to others and subsequently deciding our worth in that manner.
So many contrarian viewpoints are put together in this book that for some it'll be too much to digest but even if one doesn't agree with everything said by the philosopher, there's something EVERYBODY can learn that is sure to change them for the better.
I read this book at the perfect time somehow. So serendipitously. And if I could describe my feelings, I would say, it was "akin to the shock experienced by someone who after many years of being nearsighted puts on glasses for the first time."
5/5⭐