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Other people critiquing “the way you should be living” is just them trying to accept their un-free life

~If you don’t like something change it~ and ~you have full control over your life and happiness~ are the themes of the interpersonal relationship chapter

Irascible people don’t have short tempers - it’s just that they don’t know how to use tools more effective than anger

Inferiority complex is when thoughts of inferiority prohibit you from moving forward but feelings of inferiority are thoughts of inferiority that propel you towards growth. One is a negative outcome and the other a positive

“We are not determined by our experiences but the meaning we give them is self-determining”

Philosophy
- World is objective and it’s each of us who makes it a subjective / challenging place
- Freudian etiology centers on trauma while Adlerian teleology centers on motivation and willingness to persevere
- Emotion is the tool to drive a goal but the goal is always primary
- Everyone can change. People don’t change out of fear of failure.