Unleash Your Inner Strength with Adlerian Philosophy: A Review of ‘The Courage to be Disliked
I recenltly finished reading “The Courage to be Disliked”.Here are some key points from this book .Are you tired of always trying to please everyone and fit in with the crowd? The book “The Courage to be Disliked” by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga provides an enlightening and accessible overview of the psychology concepts of Alfred Adler, a 19th century psychologist. The authors present the information as a conversation between a youth and a philosopher, making the ideas easy to understand and relatable.
1. One of the key points of the book is that there is no such thing as trauma. According to Adlerian philosophy, past life events don’t determine our success or failure. Instead, it’s the meaning we give to our experiences that shapes our self-determination.
2. Another important concept is that our emotions are not caused by external factors, but rather are chosen by us to serve our own goals. Emotions are learned from societal conditioning, and can therefore be changed if we choose to alter the stories we tell ourselves.
3 . The book also explores the idea that unhappiness is a choice, and that it stems from wanting our circumstances to be different from what they are. By recognizing this, we can shift our focus from blaming external factors for our unhappiness and instead work on changing our perspective.
4. Another key point is that all problems are rooted in interpersonal relationships, and that conflict arises when one person intrudes on another’s personal task.
5. The book encourages us to view other people as comrades, rather than competitors, and to embrace the idea of camaraderie. Finally, the book suggests that happiness comes from feeling a sense of contribution to something or someone else.
6. Pursuing this feeling of contribution leads to happiness, and it takes courage to be true to oneself and embrace the possibility of being disliked.
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