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The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
by Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi
4.5 Stars. This ended up not being what I expected in a way that was actually more beneficial to me and I’m glad I decided to read this. While vaguely familiar with Adler from my bachelor’s in Psychology, there was definitely not as much focus on his work in the same way as Freud, Jung and Skinner. I listened to this book and ended up buying the paperback in order to reread, highlight parts and to be able to sit longer with and really think deeper on the subject matter. It conveys a very interesting approach and one I think would be incredibly helpful for many in these times of increased anxiety & depression, self-obsessed social media, tribalism and identity-fixation that ultimately promote division as opposed to cohesion in our society. As I age I observe how my mindset grows and evolves. This statement towards the very end of the book resonated with me: “You say you wish you had known this 10 years ago. It is because Adler’s thought resonates with you now that you are thinking this. No one knows how you would’ve felt about it 10 years ago. This discussion was something that you needed to hear now.”