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Ichiro Kishimi is a Japanese philosopher and Adlerian psychology specialist who has written extensively on philosophy and psychology. Fumitake Koga is a professional writer known for co-authoring best-selling self-help and business books.
Known for: The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness, The Courage to Be Happy: Discover the Power of Positive Psychology and Choose Happiness Every Day
Books by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
This book presents the core ideas of Alfred Adler’s psychology through a Socratic-style dialogue between a philosopher and a young man. It explores how individuals can achieve freedom and happiness by...
The Courage to Be Happy: Discover the Power of Positive Psychology and Choose Happiness Every Day
The Courage to Be Happy is the sequel to the international bestseller The Courage to Be Disliked. Continuing the dialogue between a philosopher and a young man, the book explores Adlerian psychology’s...
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Dialogue Begins: The Power to Change Regardless of the Past
When the young man first confronts me, he carries a conviction common to many: people cannot change. He insists that his emotional scars, his failures, and his upbringing have sculpted a self beyond alteration. This fixed mindset is his prison. Yet Adlerian psychology begins with the audacious asser...
From The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Concept of Trauma Rejection: Meaning, Not Memory, Governs Action
The conversation turns to trauma—a weight so many use to explain their limitations. The young man argues that trauma is destiny, that those hurt deeply cannot simply cast off their pain. I ask him then: if two people experience the same misfortune, why does one heal while the other remains trapped? ...
From The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Contributing to Others: The Beginning of Happiness
The philosopher begins by challenging the young man’s old belief that happiness depends on recognition, success, or external rewards. We live in a society that defines worth through competition—who is richer, more talented, more admired—but that constant measurement breeds only anxiety. Real happine...
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The Tasks of Life and the Courage to Face Them
In our daily lives, we encounter what Adler called the 'tasks of life'—work, friendship, and love. These are not burdens assigned by fate, but opportunities to express who we are and to connect meaningfully with others. Yet they require courage, for each task invites us to act freely without retreat...
From The Courage to Be Happy: Discover the Power of Positive Psychology and Choose Happiness Every Day
About Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
Ichiro Kishimi is a Japanese philosopher and Adlerian psychology specialist who has written extensively on philosophy and psychology. Fumitake Koga is a professional writer known for co-authoring best-selling self-help and business books. Together, they bring Adler’s psychological insights to a broa...
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Ichiro Kishimi is a Japanese philosopher and Adlerian psychology specialist who has written extensively on philosophy and psychology. Fumitake Koga is a professional writer known for co-authoring best-selling self-help and business books. Together, they bring Adler’s psychological insights to a broa...
Ichiro Kishimi is a Japanese philosopher and Adlerian psychology specialist who has written extensively on philosophy and psychology. Fumitake Koga is a professional writer known for co-authoring best-selling self-help and business books. Together, they bring Adler’s psychological insights to a broad audience through engaging dialogue and practical wisdom.
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