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The Courage to Be Disliked

Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga

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).

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