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The weekly podcast about books and the lessons we take from them. Time and time again, we've been told that the smartest people read a ton of books. Well, as avid readers, we tried to take that to heart, but over time realized that the lessons that we read about in books often get lost in our daily lives and we never truly internalize them. In an effort to avoid this, Alfred Mugho and Sharan Jhangiani take the time to understand how the ideas they read about can be applied in their lives today, and share these deeper understandings with the world. Join them on this journey as they explore books, life, and the connection between the two.

Sharan Jhangiani and Alfred Mugho


    • Jul 8, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES


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    The Courage to Be Disliked: Reflection & Final Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 13:30


    This week, we are finally DONE reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi. Thank you all so much for following along and we hope you learned and enjoyed this read as much as we did.On the 9th episode, Sharan and Alfred reflect on how they turned the small ideas and lessons from this wonderful read into actions in their everyday lives. We talk about our favorite take homes from the season, and also reveal a BIG announcement! Stay tuned..

    The Courage to Be Disliked: Living Life Through Dots Over Lines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 21:18


    We continue reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi this week.On the 8th episode, Sharan and Alfred discuss the importance of living the journey, and how it can lead to a happier more gratifying life. Together, they explore the Philosopher's concept of life as a series of dots instead of lines, and reflect on why approaching life in this way is paramount in finding happiness..

    The Courage to Be Disliked: Manipulation Through Praise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 16:00


    We continue reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi this week. On this seventh episode, Sharan and Alfred discuss the importance of removing hierarchy from our relationships, and how it can lead to a happier more gratifying life. Together, they explore the Philosopher's concept of Horizontal and Vertical relationships, and reflect on why approaching everyone as an equal is paramount in building authentic connections with people.

    The Courage to Be Disliked: Freedom Lives in Being Disliked

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 23:24


    We continue reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi this week. On this sixth episode, we discuss how our natural human 'inclination' to be liked and loved by everyone around us is actually the root of unhappiness in our lives and can take over one's identity. Alfred and Sharan talk about their experiences going against the grain, and importantly, how they grew from these experiences.

    The Courage to Be Disliked: Find Fulfillment in Yourself by Ignoring Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 18:49


    We continue reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi this week. This weeks conversation was centered around how we often get stuck focusing on the expectations from other people, resulting us in living a life for them, and not us. Alfred and Sharan talk about how they can see instances of falling into this trap in their own lives, and how they plan on fixing it in the future.

    The Courage to Be Disliked: Happiness Through Self Competition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 12:49


    We continue reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi this week. The conversation was centered around how competition is at the root of so many of our interpersonal relationships, and how in order to really excel, be happy, and have longevity in our action we must shift that focus inward to ourselves.

    The Courage to Be Disliked: Inferiority as a Tool for Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 20:12


    We continue reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi this week. In the lessons from this week, we talked about the relationship between inferiority and superiority, acts of boasting as a warning sign, and the mental state of one that feels inferior.

    The Courage to Be Disliked: Finding the Courage to Change

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 18:54


    We continue reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi this week and in our lessons from the section, we touch on themes surrounding the fear of change and the courage needed to take the first step, unhappiness, and the idea of controlling the present.

    The Courage to Be Disliked: Controlling Your Future

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 15:08


    In our first ever episode, join us as we start The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi. We introduce the podcast and go over themes surrounding past experiences and the meaning we give to them, meaning of life and its relation to religion, and the condition of human happiness.

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