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The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
by Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi
Okay, I have mixed feelings about this one. It seems I've been living my life following most of what Adler preaches, without even knowing about him and his theories.
That being said, I don't agree with everything said in the book, specifically regarding mental health issues and trauma. Some people cannot simply change their mindset and need medication. But then again, Adler has been dead for a long time, we've made significant progress since his death, there's a lot he couldn't have known back then.
It's a challenging book in the sense that it might touch a nerve when you read it, if you're the type to blame a lot of things on your life and the people around you.
A lot of readers who have given this book bad reviews seem to have given up on it after the chapter about trauma (barely 15% in). In my opinion, it's worth pushing further and ignoring the outdated views about that topic.
As with most books like this one, I think it's important to take what you need, what can be applied to you to improve your life, and leave out the rest. Find what works for you.
That being said, I don't agree with everything said in the book, specifically regarding mental health issues and trauma. Some people cannot simply change their mindset and need medication. But then again, Adler has been dead for a long time, we've made significant progress since his death, there's a lot he couldn't have known back then.
It's a challenging book in the sense that it might touch a nerve when you read it, if you're the type to blame a lot of things on your life and the people around you.
A lot of readers who have given this book bad reviews seem to have given up on it after the chapter about trauma (barely 15% in). In my opinion, it's worth pushing further and ignoring the outdated views about that topic.
As with most books like this one, I think it's important to take what you need, what can be applied to you to improve your life, and leave out the rest. Find what works for you.