By Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga: ( The Third Night: Discard Other People’s Tasks ) Deny the Desire for Recognition Being appreciated and recognized by others is certainly something to be happy about, such as being commended for your hard work and performance in the workplace, or a congratulation from your parents for acing an exam. But it should not be the thing we seek for. …

By Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga: ( THE SECOND NIGHT: All Problems Are Interpersonal Relationship Problems ) — Why do you dislike yourself? Adler’s Individual Psychology views people as goal-directed beings. Instead of regarding people as being driven by the past, it views people as being attracted by the future. He believes that we are drawn towards our goals, purposes, and ideals. We move towards the goals that attract us. We perceived it…

“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.” ― Galileo Galilei The scientific method is a framework that is used for scientific inquiry. It is a systematic and empirical way of acquiring knowledge and understanding the world. In this…

By Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga ( The First Night: Deny Trauma) This book communicates the school of thought of Adlerian psychology; Which unravels its content through a conversation between a philosopher and a student. The philosopher adopts his views from the works of Adler (One of the three founding figures of depth psychology). …

Having a problem-solving framework enables you to have a planned and structured approach to solving a problem. It is especially important when what is at stake requires you to decide and act immediately. This enables you to think more clearly, and allows you to have a directed approach towards your objectives…

We evolved as highly social creatures. We need each other for mutual support and cooperation for accomplishing a task or fulfilling a need: for physical, thinking, emotional. We have brains that have been moulded by long years of evolution to understand each other. We can easily understand language not only…

I’m sharing my learning process that I picked up through years of pursuit of many endeavors. It has been helping me to be able to do them and continue improving. I hope it will help you as much as it have been helping me. — Learning is an invaluable skill to keep you competent and valuable with our ever-evolving society. Arming yourself with new knowledge, skills and capabilities allow you to gain new insights and expand your perspective on things. …