In this episode of Book Club, we’re talking about “The Courage to be Disliked” by Japanese authors Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. In this book, an unhappy guy visits a wise old philosopher in the outskirts of a Japanese suburb and through these conversations, the philosopher ends up helping this young unhappy guy take control of his own life and happiness.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:27 Stop thinking your past determines your present and your future
05:36 We create emotions to suit our present goals
08:58 All problems are interpersonal relationship problems
12:17 Happiness is a feeling of contributing something
14:40 Freedom is having the courage to be disliked
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