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The Courage to Be Ordinary: Discover Your Surprising Superpower for a Thriving Life

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This item will be released on September 8, 2026.

Discover the surprising superpower you already have to activate a thriving life-from the 15-million-copy New York Times bestselling author of the Japanese self-help phenomenon, The Courage to Be Disliked.

What if the quest to be special is actually preventing you from living your best life?

We're taught early on to pursue greatness and set ourselves apart. But beneath this universal desire to be extraordinary lies a constant, anxious comparison with others, which inevitably keeps true happine...