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  • The Courage to Be Disliked

  • How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
  • By: Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi
  • Narrated by: Adrian Mulraney
  • Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,337 ratings)
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By: Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi
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Summary

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 an audiobook that is both highly accessible and profound in its importance. Millions have already benefited from its wisdom. Now that The Courage to Be Disliked has been published in English, so can you.

Please note: This is a recording of the 2018 print edition.

©2017 Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga (P)2018 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

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Fabulous and life changing.

Having recently started reading up on stoicism this book seemed like a natural addition to my learning. It complements stoicism and the style of the reading with a philosopher of Adlerian philosophy and the young student works extremely well.

I can listen to the book many times over to capture nuggets of wisdom that I missed in the previous reading. Well narrated, very beneficial and enlightening. A joy!

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Refreshing

Found this audio book challenging at times but overall glad I stuck with it...Interesting ideas...

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Persevere -- it's worth it!!!

I struggled initially with the rather stilted format. I was using it to help me sleep!!! Then one night I realised the messages were simple and powerful. I have now listened twice! Adlerian psychology suggests that one should choose to achieve self-reliance and belief in your own capabilities (rather than seeking external validation) in order to make a contribution to wider society and have "unconditional confidence" in others. It forms the basis for the key concepts behind inspirational books such as Covey's "7 Habits", "Feel The Fear", and "No More Mr Nice Guy".

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Stay with it

It’s a bit weird at first, and I was a bit unsure whether to continue but I’m glad I did.

It really have changed the way I see the world. No lists or tricks, but a genuine change.

It’s useful advice all along, but I think I was almost 6 hours into it before everything REALLY clicked.

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Very interesting book

Listened to this book for a second time. A very useful guide as to how to approach various life situations.

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love it. it changed my life for better

I found the answers I was looking for. I'm youth and... wow just wow. If you wish to be happy... just listen to it and put to practice. ❤

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Mind blowing

Life changing - it redirects your life journey to a different, more fruitful way of thinking, that embraces freedom and happiness amidst apparent social pressures from typical ways of thinking.

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best book I have ever read in my life

I listened to this book over 3 sittings loved it from start to finish. will look for more books from this author

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Super story format

Teaching in a story format like this makes for a very effective book. Similar to the e-myth. More books should do similar to have such success!

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Insightful and Interesting

This book is both educational and compelling in equal measure, the Adlerian principles are explained along with other psychological and philosophical ideals.
A brilliant book!!

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