Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Outline:
0:00 5 Japanese books that improved my life
0:21 #1: The Courage to be Disliked (嫌われる勇気)
1:00 Trauma is a narrative
2:14 All problems are the same
3:45 Explaining the title of the book
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7:26 Two types of notes
8:17 100 Journalling prompts to get to know yourself better
8:40 #4 The practice of non-reaction (反応しない練習）
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