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Chapter 0: The Mechanism of Self-Study that Maximizes Intellectual Productivity

Four modules that make self-study effective
Self-Study System ① Strategy: Study to collect weapons.
Self-study System ② Input: Intellectual production through the five senses from a wide range of sources
Self-Study System ③ Abstraction and Structuring: Questions and Combinations Leading to Insight
Self-Study System ④ Accumulation: Building a System for Efficient Knowledge Extraction

Chapter 1: Strategy: How to Collect Weapons to Increase Your Value in a Limited Time

What is the strategy of self-study?
Crossover of themes and genres
The multiplication called Produce
Developing a self-study strategy will increase your antenna sensitivity.

Chapter 2: Input: Maximizing Output Without Ingesting Waste

Four Purposes of Input
Input is sufficient for a short-term perspective.
Studying without a purpose is what will later become light.
Be careful with inputs that are too similar to yours.
Garbage in, garbage out
Reading classics to create the future
Make sure to read the relevant fields
Don't fall into the trap of culturalism
Information is more about density than quantity.
The most effective self-study medium for people
Where there are no questions, there is no learning.

Chapter 3: Abstraction and Structuring: How to Turn Knowledge into a Usable Weapon

Abstraction and structuring to handle knowledge freely
The thought process of abstraction
A one-skilled fool vs.
Renaissance man

Chapter 4: Accumulation: An Intellectual Production System That Enhances Creativity

Let the fish called information swim alive in the aquarium.
What does intellectual accumulation mean?
Underlining, the beginning of aquarium creation
Select nine locations and copy and paste them.
If you have any concerns, underline them.
When transcribing, include business and real-life implications.
Tagging creates unexpected combinations
In this rapidly changing era, we need 'unrun'.

Chapter 5: Why does liberal arts become a 'weapon of knowledge'?

Why you should learn liberal arts
The Meaning of Learning Liberal Arts ① Becoming a Weapon for Innovation
The Meaning of Learning Liberal Arts ② It Becomes a Weapon to Protect Your Career
The meaning of learning liberal arts ③ It becomes a weapon of communication.
The meaning of learning liberal arts④ It becomes a weapon that encompasses all areas.
The meaning of learning liberal arts⑤ Becoming a weapon that changes the world
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History: Learn to predict the future through the spiral of human development.
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Economics: Understanding the principles of the market to win the competition.
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Philosophy: Question the current rules and train your ability to think for yourself.
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Business Administration: Learn the common language of business by experiencing the thought process indirectly.
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Psychology: Uncovering the "irrationality" of how humans feel, think, and act.
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Music: Develop the ability to intuitively judge the good and bad of an overall concept.
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Neuroscience: Accurately Understanding and Predicting Common Human Errors
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Literature: Deeply Understanding Humanity Through "Honest Lies"
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Poetry: Expanding the rhetoric drawer and mastering the power of words.
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Religion: Understanding the thought and behavior patterns of a particular organization or individual.
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Natural Science: New discoveries and hypotheses provide clues to solving business problems.

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Now is the time when self-study is more necessary than ever.

What do countless innovators like Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Graham Bell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Thomas Edison, and the Wright Brothers have in common? They were all self-taught in their revolutionary achievements.
Einstein, who published the special theory of relativity, was an amateur researcher working in a patent office, and Darwin, who wrote “The Origin of Species,” was a geologist who taught himself biology.
Bell, who invented the telephone, was originally a professor of phonetics, the philosopher Wittgenstein was a mathematics major, the inventor Edison was a newspaper deliveryman who dropped out of elementary school, and the Wright brothers, who invented the airplane, were bicycle shop clerks.
When we look at the stories of those who have achieved creative and revolutionary achievements through self-education, we can say that world history is a battle between 'autodidacts with revolutionary ideas' and 'stuffed-out experts.'
Shu Yamaguchi says that there has never been a time when self-study was more necessary than now.
The reason is that the knowledge learned in school is rapidly becoming outdated, and an era of innovation that will fundamentally overturn the current structure has arrived.
Additionally, the working period has become longer, the golden age of companies has become shorter, and we have entered an era where knowledge that can encompass and combine two fields is needed.
In an era where traditional industries are disappearing, what is desperately needed for those who are wondering 'how to learn' is 'self-study.'


“I taught myself everything of value!”
― Yamaguchi Shu shares his self-study techniques for increasing intellectual combat power.

So, how should self-study be achieved? Is it enough to simply read a wide range of books on various subjects? Most existing self-study books focus on the simple process of acquiring knowledge, often referred to as reading skills or library utilization. Is the goal of self-study, to enrich knowledge through extensive reading? The author argues that it should be about enhancing intellectual prowess so that it can be directly applied in real life.
He also says that there is a separate mechanism for self-study that maximizes intellectual combat power.
Shu Yamaguchi studied philosophy at university and art history at graduate school.
He has had an unusual career, starting with Dentsu, Japan's leading advertising firm, then moving on to Boston Consulting Group and Conferryhei Group, where he worked on organizational development, talent development, and leadership development. Having become a foreign consultant without an MBA, the author pondered how to effectively navigate limited time, ultimately developing his own "self-study system."
He introduces it as four modules: 'Strategy - Input - Abstraction and Structuring - Accumulation'.
It details how to gather weapons that increase your value in a limited time, how to maximize your output without swallowing trash, and finally, how to transform knowledge into a weapon that can be used immediately.
Why should we acquire these self-study skills? Is it solely for self-satisfaction? The author states, "Through this book, I hope to widely disseminate the self-study skills I've developed and foster many intellectual revolutionaries who will drive social change within companies."
In other words, I hope that readers will enhance their intellectual fighting power through proper self-study, thereby developing a more fundamental and solid intellect, and further, become leaders who drive social change.


Why and how does education become a weapon?
― The meaning of learning liberal arts, and 99 recommended books in 11 genres.

The author speaks of 'culture' as a weapon of knowledge.
However, I am wary of being caught up in 'culture-ism' and using it as a tool to disparage someone or hide one's own incompetence.
The author argues that liberal arts are essential for innovation, a weapon that protects one's career, a weapon for communication, a weapon that encompasses various fields, and a weapon that changes the world.
The author not only explains how eleven genres—history, economics, philosophy, business administration, psychology, music, neuroscience, literature, poetry, religion, and natural science—are useful for enhancing readers' intellectual prowess, but also introduces 99 recommended books that fit these genres, helping readers equip themselves with the knowledge of liberal arts.