Is The Courage to Be Disliked Worth Reading?
How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness
Ada’s Score
Written by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, this Japanese bestseller presents the teachings of Alfred Adler through a Socratic dialogue between a philosopher and a young man over five nights. Adlerian psychology argues that trauma does not determine our lives — we choose our responses, and all problems are fundamentally interpersonal. The book challenges readers to separate their own tasks from others' approval, offering a liberating if initially confronting framework for personal freedom. Brisk, argumentative, and surprisingly moving, it sold millions across Asia before becoming a global phenomenon.
“Adler via Socrates — deceptively simple, genuinely disruptive. It will make you argue with yourself for weeks.”
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AI reading intelligence“Adler via Socrates — deceptively simple, genuinely disruptive. It will make you argue with yourself for weeks.”
Book Details
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Published
- January 1, 2013
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
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Ada’s Score Breakdown
4.3
This breakdown reflects how Ada weighs the book’s strengths and flaws, not aggregated reader data.
Common Questions About The Courage to Be Disliked
- Is The Courage to Be Disliked worth reading?
- Adler via Socrates — deceptively simple, genuinely disruptive. It will make you argue with yourself for weeks. Ada rates it 4.3 out of 5.
- How many pages is The Courage to Be Disliked?
- The Courage to Be Disliked is 280 pages long — around 5–6 hours at an average reading pace.
