The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

This book challenges conventional beliefs about happiness, success, and relationships. Through conversational storytelling, it argues that freedom and fulfillment come from breaking away from the need for approval, embracing responsibility for one’s choices, and living authentically. It teaches that happiness is not found in control or validation, but in courage—the courage to be disliked.