The Courage to Be Disliked
2013
- adlerian psychology
- self-actualization (psychology)
- conduct of life
- thought and thinking
- happiness
- motivational
- free will and determinism
- self-acceptance
- adler, alfred, 1870-1937
- self-help
The story
*"The Courage to Be Disliked,* already an enormous bestseller in Asia with more than 3.5 million copies sold, demonstrates how to unlock the power within yourself to be the person you truly want to be. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of twentieth century psychology, *The Courage to Be Disliked* follows an illuminating conversation between a philosopher and a young man. The philosopher explains to his pupil how each of us is able to determine our own life, free from the shackles of past experiences, doubts, and the expectations of others. It's a way of thinking that is deeply liberating, allowing us to develop the courage to change, and to ignore the limitations that we and other people have placed on us. The result is a book that is both highly accessible and profound in its importance. Millions have already read and benefitted from its wisdom. This truly life-changing book will help you declutter your mind of harmful thoughts and attitudes, helping you to make a lasting change, achieve real happiness, and find success"-- *"The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up* for the mind, *The Courage to Be Disliked* is the Japanese phenomenon that shows you how to free yourself from the shackles of past experiences and others' expectations to achieve real happiness"--
What it’s like
Spare, sunlit and conversational, this is a book whose atmosphere lives in its dialogue: a quiet café-like exchange rendered as a series of crisp, unhurried question-and-answer exchanges, with a sharp, clarifying voice that keeps returning to the same few ideas from fresh angles. The texture is airy and bright rather than dark, like a clean white room with one good lamp left on, and the pacing is brisk and bite-sized, so chapters can be dipped into one at a time. Its tone is bracing but warm, a kind of gentle insistence that you can stop tracking everyone else's opinions and take responsibility for your own choices. Emotionally it follows a skeptical, restless young man slowly reconsidering how he sees himself and others. It is calm rather than tense, with no violence, sexual content or fear, though it does press hard on uncomfortable self-examination. Good for a slow weekend morning, a long train ride, or a reset after a stretch of second-guessing; especially suited to readers who want practical, reflective self-help that feels more like being talked out of a rut than lectured.
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