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A review by notablebird
The Courage to Be Happy: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You That True Contentment Is Within Your Power by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
4.0
Oddly, the imprinted hard-cover binding of this book - which was lovely - was the draw to it. I did not know it was about Adlerian psychology until I started it. As such, as an expository it is more organized that your typical self-help tome.
As the authors note, Adler’s constructions are more philosophy than psychology. While I knew a little of Adler before, I could not have said how he was different from Jung or Freud, just that he was a contemporary of them. His construct is appealing and simple, as noted. Like the Youth, I’m not sure it covers all situations, but it’s a good place to start or be reminded of as a basis.
The dialogue format is a little forced, but in these times that need willingness to dialogue, it is perhaps a helpful example.
As the authors note, Adler’s constructions are more philosophy than psychology. While I knew a little of Adler before, I could not have said how he was different from Jung or Freud, just that he was a contemporary of them. His construct is appealing and simple, as noted. Like the Youth, I’m not sure it covers all situations, but it’s a good place to start or be reminded of as a basis.
The dialogue format is a little forced, but in these times that need willingness to dialogue, it is perhaps a helpful example.