Look back at the quote “It is the individual who is not interested in his fellow men who has the greatest difficulties in life.” Adler is simply explaining that a self-centered life is the most problematic life one can live.
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A life lived in constant interpersonal struggle.
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Few true friends. Shallow, short-lived influence.
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Our effectiveness with others is ultimately a matter of motive and merchandise.
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Most of us immediately see through a person whose messaging is only for personal benefit.
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People are attracted to people who care about what interests them.
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Influence is ultimately an outcropping of trust—the higher the trust, the greater the influence.
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“Take interest in others’ interests,”
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Human relations are always easier when they begin from a place of affinity.