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The Courage to Be Disliked
Philosophy
A Socratic dialogue, originally written in Japanese, popularizing the work of Austrian psychotherapist Alfred Adler - that freedom requires accepting other people's disapproval. Butterfield flagged it alongside How to Change Your Mind as a recent five-star read.
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Stewart Butterfield
“A very traditional Socratic dialog, originally written in Japanese, principally about the work of the Austrian psychotherapist Alfred Adler.”
Same March 2020 thread; paired with How to Change Your Mind as a recent five-star read.
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Tobi Lütke
“It is probably the best book I've read in last couple years.”
Lütke has repeatedly named this Adlerian dialogue as one of his most-recommended books.
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Marc Andreessen
“Smash hit in Japan, and easy to see why. Adlerian psychology meets Stoic philosophy in Socratic dialogue.”
Cited from a tweet by Andreessen (@pmarca).
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Garry Tan
“Two objectives in Adlerian psychology: be self reliant and live in harmony with society”
Cited from a tweet by Garry Tan (@garrytan).