The Courage to be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness

By Ichiro Kishimi

Is happiness something you choose for yourself?

Having sold millions of copies around the world, The Courage to be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, seeks to unlock the power within you so you can be the person you truly want to be.

The book follows a dialogue between a young man and a philosopher. Over the course of five conversations, the philosopher helps the student to understand how each of us is able to determine the direction of our own life, free from the expectations of others.

Whilst exploring a range of concepts such as forgiveness, self-care and mind decluttering, The Courage to be Disliked answers the question: Is happiness something you choose for yourself?