'Imagination Genius' = 'Master of Off-the-wall Thinking'
What does he see, what does he think, and what does he write?

90 Hilarious and Quirky Thoughts from Shinsuke Yoshitake

How did Yoshitake Shinsuke become such a "genius of imagination"? Could our "genius of imagination" actually be a "master of thoughtlessness," a mind teeming with otherworldly thoughts? "I Wasn't the Only One," a look into Yoshitake Shinsuke's mind, a place where speculation and conjecture abound, has been published by Kim Young Publishing.
The author, who has been loved by many readers for his unique and quirky ideas, tells us how his imagination began.
What exactly does the author see, what does he think, and what does he record? This book is a meticulously detailed collection of Yoshitake Shinsuke's "off-the-wall thoughts," from scenes so trivial you might forget you've even seen them to philosophical reflections of such profound depth that it's difficult to fathom. Perhaps the most powerful of all, it's a collection of his "off-the-wall thoughts."
It is filled with the author's signature ingenious imagination that will make you nod in agreement, as well as truly surprising speculations that will have you shaking your head in disbelief, saying, "What? You think that much?"
The author's 90 absurd thoughts, which do not overlook even the most ordinary situations or the surrounding objects, are at once trivial and shocking, at once chilling and poignant, and at once sharp and sharp, and catch the reader off guard.
In a world full of absurd ideas, let's take a peek inside the mind of author Shinsuke Yoshitake, who blurts out absurd thoughts, saying, "So what if it's a bit absurd?"

Another strange thought that occurred to me today,
The small, everyday moments that you can't help but sympathize with once you get to know them.

One question: What would the author think when he sees the faces of other drivers on the congested road? The answer: I want to buy a photo album of the faces of people stuck in traffic.
Question two: What did the author imagine when looking at a tube of cream with a handprint on it? Correct answer: Could it be that hands grow from the places where the cream is applied? Question three: Which of the following is the author most embarrassed by? An umbrella that was accidentally flipped over on the street, or a "house plumbing map" I made myself before the experts could explain it to me.
Correct answer, an upside-down umbrella.
Last question: What did you think of the photo booth featuring a model airplane captain at the airport? Answer: Could someone's desk be tucked away with a face "cut out" from the photo booth?

The author of "It's Not Just Me" gets lost in thought every day.
If you look closely, the everyday moments the writer encounters are not actually that strange or special.
They're just little, insignificant moments that happen all the time.
The author creates a fairly plausible scene by adding his own thoughts one by one as if asking after the others' well-being at a moment when no one is paying attention.
And we fall in love with the author's free-thinking, sometimes witty, sometimes humorous, way of thinking, moving between conjecture and speculation.
How could we not love the author who gazes fondly at a guitar from a thrift store, saying it once served as a fulfillment of someone's dreams? As we follow the everyday moments he focuses on, we ultimately come to a realization.
That my life is no different from the life in the book that seems special somehow.
This is probably the reason why we can laugh and empathize with this book.


The various perspectives on things
The process of understanding the complex world

The moment you see something, the writer's speculation begins.
Even though I thought it couldn't be true, I looked back again.
This is the ‘cycle of distracting thoughts’ mentioned in ‘It’s not just me.’
This cyclical process sometimes produces completely unexpected results.
It may seem like a mere feast of bizarre thoughts, devoid of any productivity, altruism, or development, but the habit of observing phenomena and objects and then continuing with thoughts broadens our understanding and empathy for the world.
When we see an old man with long eyebrows, we imagine that he might be a descendant of the "clan that flies with their eyebrows," or when we see someone walking while rhythmically crushing empty plastic bottles, we think of the moment when mankind invented music. Isn't this ultimately a process of understanding the complex world we live in?

We often hear the nagging, "Stop talking nonsense."
Especially if you are someone who is prone to daydreaming, like author Shinsuke Yoshitake.
The author, who realized early on that the world does not always go as planned, says that he lived by freely pasting paper onto the reality around him, blurring its boundaries.
The author, who has learned to exist in the world in his own way—affectionate yet discerning, warm yet cool—now invites readers to think like him.
Sometimes, I think that those random thoughts, those absurd thoughts, will save me from the painful reality.
If you are someone who occasionally lets random thoughts run through your head while walking down the street, driving, at a restaurant, or even before falling asleep, and then repeatedly organizes them, then come across the small comfort and courage of Shinsuke Yoshitake, who says, "You are not alone."