“No experience is in itself a cause of our success or failure. We do not suffer from the shock of our experiences—the so-called trauma—but instead we make out of them whatever suits our purposes.” | Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked
The Courage to Be Disliked has been a fascinating exploration of Alderian psychology so far.
This was one of those lines that gave me pause. It resonated.
