Inferiority and Transcendence is one of Adler's best-selling works. It is Adler's later work, which can give a glimpse of the basic viewpoint of Adler's individual psychology。The book is divided into twelve chapters, each dealing with twelve themes:The meaning of life, mind and body, inferiority and superiority, early memories, dreams, the influence of family, the influence of school, the guidance of adolescence, crime and prevention, career problems, individuals and social groups, and love and marriage。The theme of each chapter is eloquent, clearly explaining the formation of inferiority and its impact on personal growth, as well as how people can use the driving force of inferiority to transcend their own limitations, achieve the appropriate pursuit of superiority, and finally achieve success。Throughout these twelve chapters, a common thread runs through - the meaning of life lies in giving, in taking an interest in and cooperating with others, and only those who have social feelings for others and can seek the happiness of mankind can have the courage to overcome the limitations of inferiority, and thus transcend inferiority and pursue superiority。However, not everyone can find compensation from inferiority to achieve transcendence, the key lies in whether he can successfully solve the three major problems of life, namely, career, social, love and marriage。

  As a New York Times book review gave it:“The book is as easy to read as "Understanding Human Nature," written with ease and vivid language。Human beings live in the land of meaning, and the meaning of life is to take an interest in the people around you。As a member of society, individuals should seek the well-being of human happiness。Life is a creative process, if each of us will cooperate with the partyIf the type is introduced into one's own life, the progress of human society will be endless。Real lifeMeaning should be reflected in accepting and sharing the activities of others, being good at cooperation and being willing to serve

Dedicated, the appropriate use of the "pursuit of excellence" psychological motivation to compensate for the inherent inferiority。As the best psychologist known to the public, Adler does not use dryAcademic terms wrote an obscure book to us, but dedicated one to his workGive us something catchy and generic like you always do。”

Over the past century, Adler's individual psychological thought has had a wide and far-reaching influence in the field of psychology, education and clinical therapy。现在，Adler's career in individual psychology was carried on by his daughter Alexandra and son Kurt，On the other hand, it was developed by Drex and Anspach and others，Drex, in particular, is now one of the leading figures in individual psychology after Adler，He founded an Adler School organization and magazine in the United States，A child guidance centre was established in Chicago，Training in individual psychology has been carried out in several countries。Today, Adler's ideas are widely recognized and further developed around the world。Adler's life is a miracle in itself, and as this book illustrates, many people who were unhappy in childhood have overcome unimaginable difficulties to become prominent figures in human society。

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Because inferiority often brings psychological pressure to people, people always produce a sense of superiority to make up for the psychological gap, but the purpose of this sense of superiority is not to solve the problem, which is of no use to practical life, and the real problems that need to be solved are shelved by it。Their actions become cautious, focusing not on how to strive for success but on how to avoid failure。In the face of difficulties, they always show hesitation, stop moving forward, and even step back。