The Courage to Be Disliked

This book by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga has been genuinely recommended 2 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Diary of a CEO. The people who vouched for it on air: Andrew Huberman, Steven Bartlett. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, brain health, depression & mood, focus & dopamine, motivation & discipline. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Dec 2024 and the most recent from Apr 2025. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “I was reading that book, The Courage to be Disliked over Christmas. And it kind of it changed my view on this quite profoundly and in an important way”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it changed my view on this quite profoundly and in an important way”
  Steven Bartlett · The Diary of a CEO · Apr 202500:35:32

  Said during "No.1 Neuroscientist: you can change who you are in 30 days". The episode features Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: A world-leading neuroscientist and one of the top 0.1% most-cited scientists, known for the theory of constructed emotion and her books on how the brain builds emotions and reality. Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how your brain predicts rather than reacts, and how that gives you the power to change who you are.

• “the book is called the courage to be disliked and I highly recommend it to everybody it was actually written by Japanese author”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I highly recommend it to everybody”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Dec 202403:11:55

  Said during "How to Best Guide Your Life Decisions & Path | Dr. Jordan Peterson". The episode features Dr. Jordan Peterson: Clinical psychologist, former Harvard and University of Toronto professor, and bestselling author of '12 Rules for Life' and 'We Who Wrestle with God.' One of the most influential and polarizing public intellectuals of the era, known for blending psychology, mythology, and religion. Huberman and Jordan Peterson fuse neuroscience and biblical story to argue that responsibility, adventure, and aiming upward are the same path to a meaningful life.