By Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
Freedom begins when you stop seeking approval.
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A young man seeks happiness but feels trapped by his past and others’ opinions.
A philosopher tells him:
You are not controlled by your past.
You are controlled by the meaning you give it — and that can be changed now.
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The teacher challenges psychology’s fatalism.
Trauma matters, but it doesn’t dictate destiny.
We suffer not from the past itself but from the stories we keep telling about it.
Freedom starts with rewriting those stories.
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Every problem, the philosopher says, is a problem of relationships.
We want approval, fear rejection, and live for evaluation.
True happiness begins when you stop competing
and start contributing.
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You don’t need to be special — you need to be useful.
The obsession with being exceptional isolates us.
Belonging comes from equality, not superiority.
We are all fellow travelers, not rivals.
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He introduces “task separation.”
Don’t do other people’s tasks — and don’t let them do yours.
Your task is how you live, not how others react.
Freedom comes when you stop trying to control outcomes.
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Anger, he says, is often a tool, not an emotion.
We use it to manipulate or avoid responsibility.
When you drop the need to win arguments,
you rediscover calm.
Peace is stronger than power.
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To live freely is to risk disapproval.
The more authentic you are, the more some will resist.
Courage isn’t defiance — it’s choosing your path even when unseen or misunderstood.
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Happiness isn’t the goal — contribution is.
Those who focus on what they can give,
not what they can prove,
find quiet joy.
Love, work, and friendship thrive in equality, not control.
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Part 2 reveals how to live this courage daily —
how detachment, contribution, and self-acceptance turn freedom into peace.
📗 The Courage to Be Disliked
By Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
Freedom begins when you stop seeking approval.
Part 2 / 2
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You can’t please everyone — and you don’t need to.
Life’s value isn’t measured by applause but by authenticity.
The moment you stop performing,
you begin to live honestly.
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Living in the present means releasing both past guilt and future fear.
You can only act now.
When you give your full attention to the moment in front of you,
life becomes lighter.
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The philosopher teaches community feeling:
a sense of belonging through contribution.
The question is never “What do I get?”
but “What can I give?”
That shift ends loneliness.
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Comparison poisons joy.
Each person’s task is different.
You can admire others without envy.
When you stop competing,
you discover cooperation — the real form of success.
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Love, he says, is not possession.
It’s two people walking side by side,
helping each other grow.
If you try to own someone, you lose them.
If you respect their freedom, love deepens.
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Responsibility and freedom come together.
When you accept you are the author of your actions,
no one can victimize you.
Blame dissolves; choice remains.
That’s adulthood — not age, but awareness.
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The young man realizes courage isn’t loud.
It’s quiet steadiness — living true to yourself while letting others live theirs.
Freedom and kindness can exist in the same breath.
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Happiness, the teacher concludes,
is being useful to someone today.
Not perfect, not admired — useful.
Meaning grows in contribution,
and peace in acceptance.
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You become truly free
when you stop needing to be liked —
and start choosing to love instead.
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