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Book Introduction
This book deals with the wisdom of 'self-realization', which is essential for human life, that is, living as one's true self by fully realizing one's potential and possibilities.
The basis of that wisdom is Friedrich Nietzsche, a philosopher who lived in the 19th century.
The key point he emphasized was the human process of ‘self-transcendence’, that is, the process of constantly surpassing oneself.
This refers to the self-change that we constantly experience in our daily lives.
For example, suppressing anger when you feel angry is also self-transcendence.
Furthermore, reconciling with others is a greater act of self-transcendence than simply suppressing anger.
It is ‘self-realization’.
Self-actualization is the process of creating a new self by realizing the various potentials that lie dormant within us.
And this is by no means great or special.
It is something that everyone has been practicing since childhood, and even something that we do unconsciously on a daily basis.
However, when you become aware of the process and practice it consciously, self-realization occurs much faster and more deeply.
I hope this book will help you achieve self-realization.
The basis of that wisdom is Friedrich Nietzsche, a philosopher who lived in the 19th century.
The key point he emphasized was the human process of ‘self-transcendence’, that is, the process of constantly surpassing oneself.
This refers to the self-change that we constantly experience in our daily lives.
For example, suppressing anger when you feel angry is also self-transcendence.
Furthermore, reconciling with others is a greater act of self-transcendence than simply suppressing anger.
It is ‘self-realization’.
Self-actualization is the process of creating a new self by realizing the various potentials that lie dormant within us.
And this is by no means great or special.
It is something that everyone has been practicing since childhood, and even something that we do unconsciously on a daily basis.
However, when you become aware of the process and practice it consciously, self-realization occurs much faster and more deeply.
I hope this book will help you achieve self-realization.
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Chapter 1: Live Yourself Fully
01 Creation is the Joy of Life / 19
02 A calling isn't something you 'find' / 23
03 Let's do it boldly / 27
04 Liberate Your Emotions / 31
05 Open up and talk to me / 35
06 Let's Read Seriously / 39
07 There are no know-hows in life / 43
08 Intelligence is more helpful than knowledge / 47
09 Actual Action Changes Me / 54
10. Motivation Comes From Within / 58
11 Let's Challenge Risk and Difficulty / 62
12 Emotion is a source of energy / 67
13 Happiness means exercising one's abilities / 71
14 Let's aim to be a generalist / 78
15 Reading Expands the World / 83
16 The reason boredom comes is because my growth has stopped / 87
17 Let's Enjoy Life's Journey to the Fullest / 93
18 Everyone has abundant talents / 98
Chapter 2: We must break free from worldly values and become free.
19 I Decide Whether I Follow the World or Not / 105
20 Don't Be Bound by Worldly Values / 110
21 Have Your Own Standards of Value / 115
22 Don't See Yourself Through the Eyes of the World / 119
23 Let no one infringe upon my freedom / 123
24 Know Yourself First / 127
25 Let's be clear about what I want to do / 131
26 My Own Logic Makes Me Unique / 135
27 Embrace My Life Whole / 140
28 Life is always unpredictable / 145
29 The one who sets us free is the true teacher / 150
30 Suppressing your emotions diminishes your abilities / 154
31 Don't judge life by how you die / 158
Chapter 3: There are no right answers in life.
32 Don't Look for the Right Answers in Life / 165
33 There Is No Such Thing as Safety / 169
34 Problems should be "resolved," not "solved" / 173
35 Humans are incomprehensible beings / 178
36 Wisdom is in the body, not the head / 182
37 Let's concentrate until self-consciousness disappears / 186
38 A method that works once doesn't guarantee success every time / 191
39. Let go of the idea that a cause produces an effect / 196
40 Friends Help Me Grow / 201
41 Accepting Good and Evil Without Discrimination / 206
42 There are limits to thinking with your head / 210
43 Don't Be Afraid of Change / 214
About the Author
01 Creation is the Joy of Life / 19
02 A calling isn't something you 'find' / 23
03 Let's do it boldly / 27
04 Liberate Your Emotions / 31
05 Open up and talk to me / 35
06 Let's Read Seriously / 39
07 There are no know-hows in life / 43
08 Intelligence is more helpful than knowledge / 47
09 Actual Action Changes Me / 54
10. Motivation Comes From Within / 58
11 Let's Challenge Risk and Difficulty / 62
12 Emotion is a source of energy / 67
13 Happiness means exercising one's abilities / 71
14 Let's aim to be a generalist / 78
15 Reading Expands the World / 83
16 The reason boredom comes is because my growth has stopped / 87
17 Let's Enjoy Life's Journey to the Fullest / 93
18 Everyone has abundant talents / 98
Chapter 2: We must break free from worldly values and become free.
19 I Decide Whether I Follow the World or Not / 105
20 Don't Be Bound by Worldly Values / 110
21 Have Your Own Standards of Value / 115
22 Don't See Yourself Through the Eyes of the World / 119
23 Let no one infringe upon my freedom / 123
24 Know Yourself First / 127
25 Let's be clear about what I want to do / 131
26 My Own Logic Makes Me Unique / 135
27 Embrace My Life Whole / 140
28 Life is always unpredictable / 145
29 The one who sets us free is the true teacher / 150
30 Suppressing your emotions diminishes your abilities / 154
31 Don't judge life by how you die / 158
Chapter 3: There are no right answers in life.
32 Don't Look for the Right Answers in Life / 165
33 There Is No Such Thing as Safety / 169
34 Problems should be "resolved," not "solved" / 173
35 Humans are incomprehensible beings / 178
36 Wisdom is in the body, not the head / 182
37 Let's concentrate until self-consciousness disappears / 186
38 A method that works once doesn't guarantee success every time / 191
39. Let go of the idea that a cause produces an effect / 196
40 Friends Help Me Grow / 201
41 Accepting Good and Evil Without Discrimination / 206
42 There are limits to thinking with your head / 210
43 Don't Be Afraid of Change / 214
About the Author
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Self-actualization is not a big deal.
Setting lofty goals and working hard toward them isn't everything.
Self-actualization is simply the process of going beyond the complacent attitudes and familiar habits of the past and gradually becoming a new person.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this book, suppressing anger or choosing reconciliation and forgiveness is also a form of higher self-realization.
This inner change may not be apparent on the outside, but it has a profound meaning for me, and sometimes it can even be a kind of 'salvation' in itself.
When people hear the word 'salvation', many think of religious concepts.
But if you ask a religious person, “What is salvation?” the answer you get is usually abstract and vague.
Because we think it is given only by some mysterious power.
But true salvation requires that I myself change and that my life circumstances change positively as a result.
Otherwise, it cannot be called salvation.
In that sense, self-realization is the most concrete and practical form of salvation.
Self-actualization changes my attitude, speech, and actions, ultimately transforming me.
And as I change, the circumstances around me begin to change little by little.
Because one of the things that has made my life difficult so far has been my attitude.
These opportunities for inner self-realization are always available to everyone in their daily lives.
Changing the way you speak or changing small actions can all lead to self-actualization.
Reading a book, changing your thoughts, or starting a new study is also self-realization.
And even household chores like cleaning, laundry, and cooking, if done with all my heart and concentration, become important experiences that help me grow.
Setting lofty goals and working hard toward them isn't everything.
Self-actualization is simply the process of going beyond the complacent attitudes and familiar habits of the past and gradually becoming a new person.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this book, suppressing anger or choosing reconciliation and forgiveness is also a form of higher self-realization.
This inner change may not be apparent on the outside, but it has a profound meaning for me, and sometimes it can even be a kind of 'salvation' in itself.
When people hear the word 'salvation', many think of religious concepts.
But if you ask a religious person, “What is salvation?” the answer you get is usually abstract and vague.
Because we think it is given only by some mysterious power.
But true salvation requires that I myself change and that my life circumstances change positively as a result.
Otherwise, it cannot be called salvation.
In that sense, self-realization is the most concrete and practical form of salvation.
Self-actualization changes my attitude, speech, and actions, ultimately transforming me.
And as I change, the circumstances around me begin to change little by little.
Because one of the things that has made my life difficult so far has been my attitude.
These opportunities for inner self-realization are always available to everyone in their daily lives.
Changing the way you speak or changing small actions can all lead to self-actualization.
Reading a book, changing your thoughts, or starting a new study is also self-realization.
And even household chores like cleaning, laundry, and cooking, if done with all my heart and concentration, become important experiences that help me grow.
--- From "Actual Action Changes Me"
Publisher's Review
We must break free from all constraints and realize our own selves.
Nietzsche says:
Animals instinctively fight or run away when faced with a threat, but humans are beings who can consciously face that moment, overcome themselves, and grow.
And when such self-transcendence accumulates one by one, we become a completely different person than before.
That's what a superman is.
Superman is not a qualification obtained by passing through some special gate, but rather refers to the human form itself that consistently practices self-transcendence.
Nietzsche was a man who wanted to convey the message of 'realizing yourself' by breaking free from all existing constraints.
He groped his way through countless metaphors and symbols, and they contain insights that still resonate deeply with us today.
Although the book is written in narrative form, Nietzsche's expressions are full of metaphors and symbols, making it difficult to immediately understand the meaning.
In particular, the word 'superhuman' can lead to misunderstandings because it brings to mind a specific image in our minds, such as Superman.
But if you look at Nietzsche's sentences as if they were poetry, the story is different.
His unique expressions are made up of poetic metaphors and symbols, and when we look into their meaning one by one, a clear message becomes apparent.
Nietzsche says:
Animals instinctively fight or run away when faced with a threat, but humans are beings who can consciously face that moment, overcome themselves, and grow.
And when such self-transcendence accumulates one by one, we become a completely different person than before.
That's what a superman is.
Superman is not a qualification obtained by passing through some special gate, but rather refers to the human form itself that consistently practices self-transcendence.
Nietzsche was a man who wanted to convey the message of 'realizing yourself' by breaking free from all existing constraints.
He groped his way through countless metaphors and symbols, and they contain insights that still resonate deeply with us today.
Although the book is written in narrative form, Nietzsche's expressions are full of metaphors and symbols, making it difficult to immediately understand the meaning.
In particular, the word 'superhuman' can lead to misunderstandings because it brings to mind a specific image in our minds, such as Superman.
But if you look at Nietzsche's sentences as if they were poetry, the story is different.
His unique expressions are made up of poetic metaphors and symbols, and when we look into their meaning one by one, a clear message becomes apparent.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: November 15, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 224 pages | 128*188*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791188389667
- ISBN10: 1188389661
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