the courage to be disliked

We are back! This episode is the audio version of our newly released video content now on YouTube. Make sure to check it out and let us know what you think!  On this week's agenda, Swirv and Leen embark on a journey of self-real-high-zation, reminiscing on their fashion choices of the past and present, cringe-worthy trends that millennials participated in etc. Speaking of generational trauma, they had to bring up Gen-Z, mentioning the several ways in which they find millennials cringey and why it's a problem. They then deep dive a little further into a couple controversial questions asked on Instagram: can people change and if people are born with ethics or do we learn them through life? This ties into a book Swirv introduced to Leen called The Courage to be Disliked and they go over some of the takeaways and lessons that resonated with them. Lastly, they discuss how the government is investing in a new railway project for the upcoming Olympics and how easily they neglect funding things like healthcare for their taxpayers. Keep up with us on Tik Tok and Instagram @excuseourhighnesspod and subscribe to our YouTube channel! 

Japanese philosopher holds the keys to a happy work life. Or does he?

In the inaugural This Working Life Book Club we dissect a book that's a blockbusting best-seller in Asia, The Courage To Be Disliked by Japanese philosopher Ichiro Kishimi and writer Fumitake Koga.

Billed as a self-help book, it is a Socratic dialogue between a philosopher and a lost, rather angry young man. In it they explore the ideas of the 19th and 20th century Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in attempt to help the young man find direction in life. Philosopher Patrick Stokes and entrepreneur Catherine Robson help Lisa Leong sort the guff from the gems and hear how Adler's principles can help us perform better at work.