We spend much of our lives trying to be liked. And without realizing it, that need for approval begins to shape our choices, our behavior, and our sense of self.

In The Courage to Be Disliked, Alfred Adler argues that the desire for recognition is one of the main sources of anxiety and unhappiness. When approval becomes the goal, freedom quietly disappears.This short reflection explores Adler’s idea that real freedom begins when we let go of the need to be liked — and start living honestly instead.

Not to reject others.

Not to provoke.

But to finally take responsibility for our own lives.

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