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The three life tasks

Adler's three categories of interpersonal relationship every person has to face to become self-reliant and live in harmony with society.

Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga's framework, from The Courage To Be Disliked, pp. 57 to 113.

  1. Tasks of work

    Cooperate with others on work, the relationship with the lowest hurdle because it has a shared aim.

  2. Tasks of friendship

    Build relationships outside compulsion, judged by distance and depth rather than the number of friends.

  3. Tasks of love

    Handle the closest relationships, partners and family, without restricting or controlling the other person.

From chapter: THE SECOND NIGHT: ALL PROBLEMS ARE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS, pp. 57–113

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