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Today I saw a chipmunk under the feeder, the first one I’ve seen this year. They’ve woken from their torpor. The weather might continue to rise and dip, but Spring is almost here.
Peter Birk
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I had a big plan for The Courage to Be Disliked, but it’s becoming unwieldy and I’ve lost interest, moving on to other things. But I’ve got a lot of notes to go through.
My Stuff
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Sorry not sorry for the dump today. There’s more coming tomorrow most likely, and so on, until I get caught up. February was pretty rough, but things are better now. I’m getting more done. I reworked some habits and practices, and took a look at what I’m
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Attachment to Self
“In the sense that you are concerned solely with the “I,” you are self-centered. You want to be thought well of by others, and that is why you worry about the way they look at you. That is not concern for others. It is nothing but attachment to self.” Excerpt
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Self-Centered
“People who are obsessed with such a desire for recognition will seem to be looking at other people, while they are actually looking only at themselves. They lack concern for others and are concerned solely with the “I.” Simply put, they are self-centered” Excerpt From: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga.
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The Switch
“You make the switch from attachment to self (self-interest) to concern for others (social interest).” Excerpt From: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga. “The Courage to Be Disliked.” Atria, 2018-05-08. Apple Books.
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Source of happiness and sadness
“Adlerian psychology has the view that all problems are interpersonal relationship problems. Interpersonal relations are the source of unhappiness. And the opposite can be said, too—interpersonal relations are the source of happiness.” Excerpt From: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga. “The Courage to Be Disliked.” Atria, 2018-05-08. Apple Books.
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Quality over Quantity
“There’s no value at all in the number of friends or acquaintances you have” Excerpt From: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga. “The Courage to Be Disliked.” Atria, 2018-05-08. Apple Books.
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One of Us?
Orwell’s first novel, Burmese Days (1934), established the pattern of his subsequent fiction in its portrayal of a sensitive, conscientious, and emotionally isolated individual who is at odds with an oppressive or dishonest social environment. The main character of Burmese Days is a minor administrator who seeks to escape
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Encouragement
“one neither praises nor rebukes. This kind of assistance, which is based on horizontal relationships, is referred to in Adlerian psychology as “encouragement.” As in giving you the courage Excerpt From: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga. “The Courage to Be Disliked.” Atria, 2018-05-08. Apple Books.
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Work Requires Other People
“Work that can be completed without the cooperation of other people is in principle unfeasible” Excerpt From: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga. “The Courage to Be Disliked.” Atria, 2018-05-08. Apple Books.
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Life Tasks defined
“The interpersonal relationships that a single individual has no choice but to confront when attempting to live as a social being—these are the life tasks.” Excerpt From: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga. “The Courage to Be Disliked.” Atria, 2018-05-08. Apple Books.