Maggie Pearson’s Reviews > The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness > Status Update
Maggie Pearson
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“One cannot change what one is born with. But, one can, under one’s own power, go about changing what use one makes of that equipment. So in that case, one simply has to focus on what one can change, rather than on what one cannot. This is what I call self-acceptance.”
— Dec 18, 2022 11:04AM
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Maggie Pearson
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“Labor is not a means of earning money. It is through labor that one makes contributions to others and commits to one’s community, and that one truly feels “I am of use to someone“ and even comes to accept one’s existential worth.”
— Dec 18, 2022 11:27AM
Maggie Pearson
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“We are truly aware of our own worth only when we feel that our existence and behavior are beneficial to the community, that is to say, when one feels “I am of use to someone.“ Do you remember this? In other words, contribution to others, rather than being about getting rid of the “I” and being of service to someone, is actually something one does in order to be truly aware of the worth of the “I.”
— Dec 18, 2022 11:24AM
Maggie Pearson
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“Adlerian psychology is engaged in a thorough inquiry into interpersonal relationships. And the final goal of these interpersonal relationships is community feeling.“
— Dec 18, 2022 10:53AM