5.4 · Courage & Standing Alone

Character, Integrity & Identity · 5.4

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The Courage to Be Disliked

Kishimi & Koga

"Courage to be disliked" is already listed as a value in my hierarchy. This is its source: Adlerian psychology in Socratic dialogue, and the sharpest available argument against organising a life around external validation.

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The Obstacle Is the Way

Ryan Holiday

Applied Stoicism in modern packaging. Thin compared to the originals, but it travels well on a hard day.

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Antifragile

Nassim Taleb

Gaining from disorder rather than merely surviving it. Arrogant in tone, genuinely original in substance.

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