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Inferiority

“Incidentally, Adler is thought to be the first to use the term “feeling of inferiority” in the kind of context in which it is spoken of today.

YOUTH: Huh, I didn’t know that.

PHILOSOPHER: In Adler’s native German, the word is Minderwertigkeitsgefühl, which means a feeling (Gefühl) of having less (minder) worth”

The feeling of inferiority leads to two paths: one where you achieve a feeling of superiority by improving your situation; and one where you become competitive with those around you in order to feel more superior. Competition leads to strife and conflict.

Excerpt From: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga. “The Courage to Be Disliked.” Atria, 2018-05-08. Apple Books.

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As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use. –William James

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It was a long bad day. I was going to write today. It had such promise at the start. Ideas were just bubbling through, and for some reason the wind has shifted. I write all the time, but it’s for me, for my journal. I have to fight to

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We Noticed

Should Be My Family’s Motto

Outward Writing Thinking

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