"No matter what has occurred in your life up to this point, it should have no bearing at all on how you live from now on." - The Philosopher

Join Andy to explore ideas from ‘The Courage to be Disliked’ by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga.

The Courage to Be Disliked introduces us to Alfred Adler's core ideas through an ongoing dialogue between two friends: an older "philosopher", who practices and teaches Individual Psychology; and a "youth", who is dissatisfied, frustrated, and confused by the world. The conversation takes place over five nights and opens up an Adlerian approach to viewing ourselves, one another, and our experience of the world.

In many ways, Adler provides a practical philosophy underpinned by the premise that people have the capacity to change and that our actions serve goals that we consciously and unconsciously choose for ourselves.

It's a nice alternative to a lot of the simplistic self-help advice for people-pleasers, perfectionists, and those who experience crippling self-consciousness and social anxiety.

• Are our actions influenced by what others think of us?
• How is the courage to be disliked a road to personal freedom?
• Where does this courage come from?
• Is it true that people can change if we choose to and that our past doesn't necessarily dictate our future?
• How do we change parts of ourselves and our lives that we are dissatisfied with?

"Why are you rushing for answers? All your doubts will be dispelled through this dialogue. And you will begin to change. Not by my words, but by your own doing. I do not want to take away that valuable process of arriving at answers through dialogue." - The Philosopher

We are studying this book during our Spring season. It feels appropriate to take our time and explore it slowly so we can enjoy our own valuable process through dialogue.

You're welcome to join us anytime. Replays and summaries of previous meetings are available and there are ongoing conversations about each section of the book in our discussion forum.