[chiefalchemist]

After multiple recommendations, recently I finally read “The Courage to be Disliked” which is a fictional representation of Alfred Adler’s view of psychology / human behavior.

Shifting from a Freudian paradigm to an Adlerian one has been massive. I’d rather be an accountable self-determining adult than an adult who attributes my flaws to traumas long gone.

If you’re serious about self-directed change, Adler is a good place to start.

[jamiek88]

Seconded! Literally changed my life this book.