Name: The Courage to Be Disliked
Rating: 4.167620967741936 (248 reviews)
ISBN: 9781760630492

Fumitake Koga

Ichirō Kishimi

Released for the first time in the English language, the Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple yet profound lessons needed to liberate our real selves and find lasting happiness.

The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

The Courage to Be Disliked

Ichiro Kishimi

The Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple yet profound lessons required to liberate our real selves and find lasting happiness. Marie Claire's best self-help books for 2018 The Courage to be Disliked shows you how to unlock the power within yourself to become your best and truest self, change your future and find lasting happiness. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of 19th century psychology alongside Freud and Jung, the authors explain how we are all free to determine our own future free of the shackles of past experiences, doubts and the expectations of others. It's a philosophy that's profoundly liberating, allowing us to develop the courage to change, and to ignore the limitations that we and those around us can place on ourselves. The result is a book that is both highly accessible and profound in its importance. Millions have already read and benefited from its wisdom. Now that The Courage to be Disliked has been published for the first time in English, so can you. Three million copies sold worldwide.

How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness

The Courage To Be Disliked

This book, especially in the age of social media, is a breath of fresh hair honestly. It’s not perfect (what book is?) but it’s a reminder that our minds hold the key to whether we move forward or stay stuck in life. 

Definitely need to read it again in the future but the conversational storytelling is what makes the book a great read for anyone interested in philosophy and psychology 

Raiyan Arman

This book, especially in the age of social media, is a breath of fresh hair honestly. It’s not perfect (what book is?) but it’s a reminder that our minds hold the key to whether we move forward or stay stuck in life. 

Definitely need to read it again in the future but the conversational storytelling is what makes the book a great read for anyone interested in philosophy and psychology 

There are some concepts that I can understand, but it most of everything else feels like toxic positivity and empty platitudes.

A philosophy book, not a self help book, which made it a lot more compelling and interesting to engage with. 

You know, maybe the Socratic method is a great way to learn things, and there are a lot of people out there who are just doing it wrong. 

Jacque

A philosophy book, not a self help book, which made it a lot more compelling and interesting to engage with. 

You know, maybe the Socratic method is a great way to learn things, and there are a lot of people out there who are just doing it wrong. 

“Marie Kondo, but for your brain.” —HelloGiggles “Compelling from front to back. Highly recommend.” —Marc Andreessen Reading this book could change your life. 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. Is happiness something you choose for yourself? The Courage to Be Disliked presents a simple and straightforward answer. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of nineteenth-century psychology alongside Freud and Jung, this book follows an illuminating dialogue between a philosopher and a young man. Over the course of five conversations, the philosopher helps his student to understand how each of us is able to determine the direction of our own life, free from the shackles of past traumas and the expectations of others. Rich in wisdom, The Courage to Be Disliked will guide you through the concepts of self-forgiveness, self-care, and mind decluttering. It is a deeply liberating way of thinking, allowing you to develop the courage to change and ignore the limitations that you might be placing on yourself. This plainspoken and profoundly moving book unlocks the power within you to find lasting happiness and be the person you truly want to be. Millions have already benefited from its teachings, now you can too.

The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

Dani

This is not a self-help book. It's a deep dive, through a conversation between a young man and an old man, on Adlerian psychology. Super refreshing take on life. Highly recommend if you wanna rethink why and how we act. 

The Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple yet profound lessons required to liberate our real selves and find lasting happiness. The Courage to be Disliked shows you how to unlock the power within yourself to become your best and truest self, change your future and find lasting happiness. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of 19th century psychology alongside Freud and Jung, the authors explain how we are all free to determine our own future free of the shackles of past experiences, doubts and the expectations of others. It's a philosophy that's profoundly liberating, allowing us to develop the courage to change, and to ignore the limitations that we and those around us can place on ourselves. The result is a book that is both highly accessible and profound in its importance. Millions have already read and benefited from its wisdom. Now that The Courage to be Disliked has been published for the first time in English, so can you.

How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

Tiff W

Freeing! As a chronic people pleaser, I really needed to learn to have the "courage to be disliked" and separate my life tasks from others' tasks. Some of the concepts are still hard to wrap my mind around in practice, but overall the book promotes a sense of agency that empowers readers to find happiness in the now.

i want to read it again immediately. a really compelling introduction to adlerian psychology which i’d like to take with me for the rest of my life.

jacq bridge

it was interesting to say the least, made some very convincing points, a lot of confusing parts but the book did a great job explaning later on, but there were some parts that i still dont really get, 

Tristan Tsai

Extremely thought provoking and eye opening book to Adlerian Theory. 

Natasha Mok

for a self help book, i've enjoyed this so much. i liked the debate-like narration between the philosopher and the youth and it opened my eyes to new perspectives. adlerian psychology is an quite interesting theory, i wanna know and read about it more.

I will be reading this at least a few times a year for the foreseeable future ✨

Molly

Lots of good takeaways and different ideologies that changed my everyday life 

Erika

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. 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, this book 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 those around us have placed on ourselves. 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 is a truly special book in the vein of Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up but for the mind. Those ready to embrace the insights and liberation promised by The Courage to Be Disliked will come to a deeper understanding of themselves and others, and find the inspiration to take the reins of their own life.

harsha pathuri

This book helped me change my view on almost everything and helped me a lot to move on. It changed me for better.

nandi

I started reading this with a Very open mind, and some parts were okay i could agree with the author, but when he said that you can control emotions he completely lost me, then i thought maybe I'm just being bitter because the """"truth hurts"""", but i couldn't stop thinking (while reading it) about mental illnesses and how does this theory apply to them ? there is a lot of scientific research now that has been proven and that revokes a lot of these things the author said so now this just feels outdated... also the way it was written... just made me feel stupid, like is this a children book?...

Anton

This self-help book is probably the last one I’ll read for a while because of two reasons. 

First, its ideas need time and practice, the book is bringing you to a water source, but it is your responsibility to drink after you’ve finished the book. The book gives you a framework in which you should find your own path.

Second, I feel like I got many questions answered. I would need time to turn that feeling into understanding, practice, choices, words. For now, it’s just a feeling.

The book is also very specific about the target audience. The youth (one of the two characters) has many challenges, and if those challenges are your challenges too, you’ll enjoy reading this book. This was the case for me, hence the five stars.

Pamela Koh

Very simply written but incredibly on point.

The Courage to Be Disliked The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

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