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Chapter 20: Eudaimonia — Stoicism 101

Eudaimonia is the Stoic conception of the genuinely good life — flourishing achieved by living virtuously and in accord with reason, not by accumulating pleasure or fortune.
The Fourth Night: Where the Centre of the World Is — The Courage To Be Disliked

Adler’s positive vision: community feeling as the goal of all interpersonal relationships, why praise creates vertical relationships that enslave, and why contribution — not recognition — is the only reliable source of feeling your life has value.
The Fifth Night: To Live in Earnest in the Here and Now — The Courage To Be Disliked

Adler’s answer to the question of happiness: self-acceptance over self-affirmation, unconditional confidence in others, contribution as the act that generates worth, and the courage to live fully in the present moment rather than as a journey toward a destination.
The Courage To Be Disliked — Book Summary — The Courage To Be Disliked

Chapter-by-chapter synthesis of The Courage To Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga — a Socratic dialogue that introduces Alfred Adler’s radical psychology of freedom, self-acceptance, and interpersonal courage.