Review: “The Courage To Be Disliked” Strikes A Cord With Our Deepest Desire To Be Liked
Imagine waking up one morning and looking at every single person you meet with a neutral sense of wonder. You may think, “where are they going next?” “what is their first name?” “how many times have they looked at their phone today?” Some kind of wonder that takes away any feeling of acceptance, just a sense of wonder of who they are and what they do.
We desire to be liked. Whether we want to admit it or not. The Courage To Be Disliked by Authors Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga challenges our outlook on the desire to be liked with examples of how freedom from this can be liberating to our personality.
Happiness Stems From Relationships
Our relationships affect us positively or negatively. Being a part of a community is how we receive accolades and inspiration to do things we may not normally do. We naturally feel happiness when we are around other people.
Focusing on serving others can be one way to feel fulfilled. Not because of the outcome result but because it brings you joy to serve others in any way you can.
Inferiority Can Be Overcome
The feeling of inferiority or insecurity comes from comparison to other people’s…
