Truly free?

Do you have the courage to be disliked? ͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­͏   ­ Forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]() for more NextBigWhat is on a mission to enable you to make you micro-smarter every day - across a range of topics (AI to mental health, psychology to economics). If you like what you are reading, tap on ❤️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [Truly free?]( Do you have the courage to be disliked? Aug 31   [READ IN APP](   True freedom is the courage to be disliked. POLL Are you really free? (this is an anonymous poll) [Yes]() [Not really]() [Upgrade to paid]( I don’t know about you, but whenever I have tried to ‘be liked’ by others - I have always failed. Always. And it takes a lot of courage (and thick skin) to be oneself (and eventually disliked by others for not fitting-in). The book [The Courage to Be Disliked]( Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga offers profound insights into Adlerian psychology*, emphasizing personal freedom, self-acceptance, and the importance of community. Here are the atomic ideas (and hard-hitting quotes) from the book: Freedom from the past and future The book emphasizes that individuals are not defined by their pasts or constrained by their futures. Adlerian psychology posits that people can change at any moment through their current choices and actions. A healthy feeling of inferiority is not something that comes from comparing oneself to others; it comes from one's comparison with one's ideal self The past does not dictate one's future; instead, it is the decisions made in the present that shape our lives. ... Keep reading with a 7-day free trial Subscribe to NextBigWhat: Startups, AI and You to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. [Start trial]( A subscription gets you: 😎 Every issue of the site content and the newsletter ✅ Minimum 4 premium-only issue every week! 🎯 Access to latest book summaries (not even available on Blinkist!)   [Like]( [Comment]( [Restack](   © 2024 Zakti Inc 677, HSR Layout, Bangalore-560102 [Unsubscribe]() [Get the app]( writing]()