The Courage to Be Happy: Discover the Power of Positive Psychology and Choose Happiness Every Day

I read this book after devouring "The Courage To Be Disliked" which I found logically sound. I am a student of mathematical logic and when I hear an argument about reality, I listen carefully to the logical path it takes to come to its ultimate conclusion, which his previous book did with skill. I truly enjoyed Adler's theories of human behavior outlined in such a way, and found them to be more fascinating that Frued's models. For this reason I picked up the second book.Those who found the dialog structure tedious in the first book will find themselves doubly annoyed in the second book, as the younger man character is about as obtuse as one can get, and simply parrots the wise man's words back to him about 90% of the time, which does not add to the message but only breaks up what the wise man is trying to convey. Example:Wise man: "You must write a good amazon review to get people to read the book!"Young man: "To read the book?"Wise man: "Yes! To read the book!"The repetitive nature, I believe, is either a consequence of poor translation or to slow the reader down so they think harder on the concepts, which I don't believe is necessary. If you read books like these, it's likely you are a student of philosophical models and can grasp things quickly.Now, all style talk aside, did I like the message? Indeed, I did enjoy the ideas outlined here, which reiterate some of the ideas of the first book and adds more detail and nuance. A lot of the dialog is about the act of teaching others, and represents an idealized notion of what teaching is. I didn't much care for that stuff because I'm not really a teacher.What I think is most valuable about these books is the notion that no matter what we have experienced, we have ultimate power and control over our lives and trauma does not define or control us. This automatically alleviates much learned helplessness depressive states we tend to slip into. Further, it prompts the reader to really wonder what the teleological reason for their behavior is. Are we using the "poor me" and "that awful person" excuse not to do our life tasks? What might our goals really be?Most of the walls we construct around ourselves are false limitations that we can just knock down once we really understand that courage is what we lack, not opportunity or power.I have already begun asking people "Do you have the courage to change?" and found they respond much better to that statement than "You need to change." When you challenge others to summon courage, they somehow summon it. No one wants to be thought of as a coward.I recommend both books.

What an amazing read, how inspiring, and how you realize so many things

The discussion about why kids crave attention and how it affects their up bringing and development was very interesting. This was also true of the part about what education is about. The distinction between trust and confidence and how it matters on relationship was refreshing. Overall, I liked this book despite it being a bit different in content than the first volume in a good way 😊

I very rarely write a review for products but I am feeling a strong internal urging to write one for The Courage to be Happy which I read recently after finishing The Courage to be Disliked. Both books were profoundly impactful for me, and after 32 years of parenting a child, I am working well with her finally, as is my husband, who has read The Courage to be Disliked. There is such depth and wisdom in both books and for me they are both deeply spiritual in nature although not in an obvious way. I definitely respond better to philosophical points of view such as presented here versus traditional psychology/therapy which has helped me in such limited ways. Due to and thanks to the books beautiful simplicity and helpful guidance, I finally understand the power of having unconditional confidence in others and meeting them on a horizontal plane versus a vertical one. Thank you Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga for changing my life for the better. I am grateful to you both!

It’s one of those books that you need to read all the way through then read again after a break to really understand all that is said. Not a moment wasted in this read and a great successor to the courage to be disliked!!

Given to a deserving HS junior for achievement. An inspiring and leadership book is awarded by the Western Kentucky University Alumni each year.

Alfred Adler was a Swiss Psychologist whose insights probably made a much more practical, long-lived contribution to counseling than the more famous Freud. There are many readable, informative, books you could find to learn about the method. In this book I’m afraid too much was lost in successive popularizing translations.

This sequel sheds more light on difficult concepts by using new illustrations of Adler’s teachings. It definitely clarified some things for me that I’d been confused by and further expanded my understanding of how Adlerian philosophy “works” in the real world.

Great read

Wonderful book, lots of points to reflect and apply in life. Must read after courage to be dislike book

Nice book

Je n'aime pas lire des dialogues continus. J'ai lu quelques pages et puis stop.Je ne peux pas juger le contenu, uniquement le "format" qui ne correspond pas à mes préférences.

Excelente leitura! O livro possibilita o crescimento pessoal como ser humano. Permite o entendimento de conceitos da Psicologia Adleriana, com a qual me identifiquei e que trouxe respostas importantes para mim como ser humano. Já tinha lido o livro anterior, na versão em português (A Coragem de Não Agradar) e deste gostei ainda mais!