introduction
Can you say you lived well?

First day

1.
If you feel lost
2.
How to open your heart
3.
imperfect logical thinking
4.
Listening and waiting for your turn to speak
5.
When you have to choose between falling and jumping
6.
Bad things are bound to happen
7.
Kindness is met with gratitude, complaints are met with dignity.

Second day

8.
The power of promises
9.
What is good enough?
10.
A virtuous person does not show off his virtue.
11.
Causes of stress, fatigue, anxiety, and depression
12.
About my selfishness
13.
What to do now for your mental health
14.
How to identify arrogant people
15.
How to spot a lie
16.
All About Backbiting
17.
If you want to find a real solution to the problem
18.
Positive self-fulfilling prophecies create better outcomes.

Fourth day

19.
Aren't you caught up in meaningless rituals?
20.
Managing anger well gives you energy.
21.
The basic principle of relationships: compromise
22.
How to cope with illness, anger, depression, and anxiety
23.
Dreams are an opportunity to gain insight into what you miss while awake.
24.
Connect with your inner self through fantasy
25.
The conviction that everything I do has a purpose
26.
Paradoxical intervention and strategic psychotherapy
27.
The most powerful weapon hidden by competent leaders

Fifth day

28.
Moments when you need encouragement
29.
To judge someone properly
30.
About sexual desire
31.
We are too often dragged around
32.
How to take proper care of myself
33.
An essential attitude in the workplace
34.
What to do if life feels listless right now
35.
Things Parents Can Do for Their Children
36.
The power to overcome dark times
37.
A person who can say that he lived well in his last moments

“If I had come across this book when I was younger,
How would my life have been different?

The author is a psychoanalyst, executive coach, management education expert, and researcher, and is considered a guru for leaders.
Every time the author gives a lecture, he receives numerous questions.
These are the questions asked by CEOs, executives, and leaders of global companies.
Those questions were closely related to unusual experiences or fundamental life problems that we all experience at least once in our lives.
The author realized that all these questions ultimately boil down to one fundamental question: "How can I live a life without regrets?"
The author wrote this book to answer that question.
The author believed that nothing was more effective in answering that question than a 'story'.
Because life itself is a collection of stories, and humans create memories and gain enlightenment through stories.
Through stories, humans understand seemingly insurmountable difficulties and make sense of puzzling dilemmas.
This is what makes this book different from the author's previous books.


"I hope I can say I lived well" is composed of a conversation between a traveler (the naive me) wandering through Siberia and Kabu (the reflective me).
In this book, 'Innocent Me' is set up as lost (in many ways) in the Siberian wilds, and from the beginning, he tells the traveler several stories, introducing one by one the important themes in human life.
In this book, the author tells stories on various topics necessary to answer the question of what it means to live a life without regrets.
It emphasized the importance of harmony between oneself and others, the need to build close relationships, and the challenge of taking on tasks beyond one's capabilities.
Living a meaningful life means realizing what keeps you alive, understanding your capabilities, and knowing how to make the right choices.
The author also highlighted the importance of commitment to one's career, family and friends, philosophy and ideology, and community.


The author says, “I hope that through this book, readers will be able to understand the important values ​​of life more clearly.”
By observing the conversation between the traveler and the car, it helps them reflect on the difficulties they have faced in the past, present, or will face in the future.

'I' and 'the wise man', through the Socratic method of questioning
Answering the question of what a life without regrets is!

Living a busy life, I feel lost and explore the wilds of Siberia to find time to reflect on myself.
As you wander through the Siberian wilderness without any signs, a wise man named Kaboo appears.
'I' spends five days with Kabu, and as I listen to his stories about what is most necessary in life, I grow little by little.
In fact, when everything is going well, it often feels like each day is flowing smoothly, full of meaning and vitality.
But when things seem to be going wrong, it's time to pause and reflect on ourselves, asking ourselves if we're truly living the life we ​​want. This book is filled with helpful content that will help you pause and reflect.

From 'I' and 'Ka', we exchange stories through the Socratic method of questioning and answering.
This method, used by the Greek philosopher Socrates, is a dialogue method that helps teachers and students explore each other's beliefs, values, and hypotheses through conversation without set answers.
Socrates constantly asked questions to encourage his students to think critically and develop their own perspectives.
From the beginning, he tells me old stories and fables.
'I' reflect to find the hidden meaning in the story.
For example, from the beginning, Kabu tells this story.

There were two geese and a turtle living in a small pond.
As the pond grew smaller due to the lack of rain, the geese decided to leave for a better place to live.
The goose suggested to the turtle that they go together.
However, I had to keep my mouth shut while we were going together.
The geese held a branch in their beaks and asked the turtle to put his mouth in the middle of the branch.
As the turtle bit the branch, the geese flew into the sky.
But when the children saw this and laughed at it, the turtle retorted, “You’re the ones who are funny!” and at the same time, he lost his grip on the branch and fell from the sky to his death.

When I hear this story, I think about the times when I should be careful with my words.
I've come to realize that speaking too much can hinder effective communication and prevent listening.
Also, as I reflect on the great difference between listening and waiting my turn to speak, I am reminded that patience is the cornerstone of wisdom.
From the beginning, through stories, the teaching was to speak less and listen more.
Kabuto and 'I' exchange 37 stories like this over the course of five days.
The conversation with Kabuto covers a variety of topics necessary to answer the question of what it means to live a life without regrets.


On life's journey
A book to read when you feel lost

From then on, he watched me leave, showing me the way back to civilization.
How should I say goodbye to this special being who, in just five days, had come to know me better than I knew myself? What kind of greeting would be appropriate? I walked a few steps and turned around, but Kabubu had already vanished.
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The 'I' who appears in this book is an ordinary father living in modern society.
I work to support my family and try to find some time for myself, but even that isn't easy.
Because I lose track of even my time alone while thinking about work and family.
No matter how old you get, human relationships are difficult, and in work life, difficult days come in different forms every day.
I've just been working hard, but it feels like people are gossiping about me here and there, and even though I've gained some material freedom, the quality of my life seems to have declined.
In fact, if you look back on your life, you may be filled with regrets or despair over a life that did not live up to your expectations.
However, Kabu, who appears as a wise man, says that there are ways to overcome these emotions, and he imparts that wisdom through 'questions' and 'stories'.


The lost traveler in the book, 'I', speaks.
“The conversation I had with Kabuto had a profound impact on me.
It allowed me to look at life from a different angle.
From the beginning, it was clear that a worthwhile life is one in which new challenges continue to arise.
“I thought again about how lucky I was to meet him.”

I recommend this book to anyone who feels lost for a moment.
If you suffer from stress, fatigue, sleeplessness due to anxiety, or struggle with interpersonal relationships, you can find the cause in this book.
This book also provides solutions to problems that may prevent you from achieving results.
This book is a profound and clear answer to questions posed to world leaders by an 82-year-old scholar.