“Every crease is a story.”
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Born 1956
Ichiro Kishimi is a Japanese philosopher and psychologist specializing in Western ancient philosophy and Adlerian psychology. Born in Kyoto Prefecture, he studied at Kyoto University but withdrew from the doctoral program in 1987 to care for his mother. Kishimi has taught at various institutions, including Kyoto University of Education, Konan University, and Nara Women's University. He co-authored the bestseller The Courage to Be Disliked with Fumitake Koga, which has sold over one million copies since its publication in 2013. Since 2017, he has been writing for Courrier Japon and overseeing special features on Adlerian psychology.
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The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichirō Kishimi & Fumitake Koga, 2013

The Courage to Be Happy
Ichirō Kishimi, Fumitake Koga & others, 2019

Du musst nicht von allen gemocht werden
Ichirō Kishimi & Fumitake Koga, 2018

Kendinle Savaşma Sanatı
Ichirō Kishimi, 2019

Mium padŭl yonggi
Ichirō Kishimi, 2016

Du bist genug
Ichirō Kishimi & Fumitake Koga, 2019

Bei Tao Yan de Yong Qi Liang Bu Qu WAN Jie Pian
Ichirō Kishimi, 2016
The Courage to be Ordinary
Ichirō Kishimi
Oita oya o aisemasu ka
Ichirō Kishimi, 2015
A coragem de não agradar
Ichirō Kishimi, Fumitake Koga & others, 2026
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