My thoughts on reading 'The Courage to Be Disliked' over the New Year holidays

During the New Year holidays, I read 'The Courage to Be Disliked' and 'The Courage to Be Happy,' two books I had been curious about for a long time.

These books introduce the psychology proposed by the psychiatrist Alfred Adler, and the first edition was published in 2013 (the second book, 'The Courage to Be Happy,' was published in 2016).

I found the concept of 'separation of tasks' to be very insightful, and I felt that the 'community feeling' was quite similar to Buddhist teachings.

Overall, I found the books convincing, but my husband said, 'It didn't really resonate with me.' He couldn't quite explain why (laughs).

However, we both shared one common impression: 'Isn't the young man getting angry way too much?'

The book is written in a dialogue format between a 'philosopher' who explains Adlerian psychology and a 'young man' with an inferiority complex. This young man is like the embodiment of complexes, and perhaps because he is emotionally unstable, he just keeps blowing up (laughs).

Whenever he can't accept what the philosopher is saying, he lashes out at him, getting angry and shouting repeatedly.

That part bothered me—or rather, it was so funny that I laughed many times. Even though the content was good, it felt like it wasn't really sinking in.

I haven't looked at any reviews for this book at all (I'm the type who doesn't really look at reviews for books or movies), but I'm a little curious about how everyone else felt about it.