Small life advice from great people
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Stories of the 50 Most Courageous People Who Passed Through the Dark Night
What is the psychology of successful people? I wanted to delve into their minds, so I began researching celebrities.
From Socrates to Iron Man, the stories of 50 people who achieved remarkable things in their fields contained loneliness, sadness, suffering, and pain that anyone living in the modern era can relate to.
Their advice on life will pat us on the shoulder when we are tired.
Nietzsche, who hated his mother; Brad Pitt, who lost his family to alcohol; Michelangelo, who had no friends; Lincoln, who frequently felt suicidal...
If you learn that even people you thought were great had aspects of humanity that you could feel compassion for, wouldn't your own life change a little?
Those great people and our hearts are similar.
We share regret, self-blame, depression, and pleasure without exception.
If we were to meet these people in person, what would we say to each other? The author believes these historical figures would have much to say to us.
I felt like I could offer some advice on the frustrations, doubts, self-reproach, fears, confusion, and desires that plague us ordinary people.
So I decided to speak for them, wearing their suits and masks.
We explored the lives and thoughts of historical figures from the past and current celebrities, imagined their minds, and extracted topical advice.
『Small Life Counseling from Great People』 took the form of a life counseling Q&A.
What is the psychology of successful people? I wanted to delve into their minds, so I began researching celebrities.
From Socrates to Iron Man, the stories of 50 people who achieved remarkable things in their fields contained loneliness, sadness, suffering, and pain that anyone living in the modern era can relate to.
Their advice on life will pat us on the shoulder when we are tired.
Nietzsche, who hated his mother; Brad Pitt, who lost his family to alcohol; Michelangelo, who had no friends; Lincoln, who frequently felt suicidal...
If you learn that even people you thought were great had aspects of humanity that you could feel compassion for, wouldn't your own life change a little?
Those great people and our hearts are similar.
We share regret, self-blame, depression, and pleasure without exception.
If we were to meet these people in person, what would we say to each other? The author believes these historical figures would have much to say to us.
I felt like I could offer some advice on the frustrations, doubts, self-reproach, fears, confusion, and desires that plague us ordinary people.
So I decided to speak for them, wearing their suits and masks.
We explored the lives and thoughts of historical figures from the past and current celebrities, imagined their minds, and extracted topical advice.
『Small Life Counseling from Great People』 took the form of a life counseling Q&A.
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index
preface
Chapter 1.
Can I love you?
Friedrich Nietzsche, I hate my mother
Cleopatra, I can't date because I'm ugly.
Agatha Christie, I'm miserable because of my cheating lover.
Hans Christian Andersen, I want to confess my love to you.
Galileo Galilei, your parents are too much.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was it worth living dangerously?
Chapter 2.
Can sadness ever go away?
Ludwig van Beethoven, I'm sad you didn't get a lover.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, my friends don't understand me.
Brad Pitt, should you quit drinking?
Keanu Reeves, is a sad life bad?
Lady Gaga, can you overcome trauma?
Prince Harry, how did you cope with the loss of your mother?
Chapter 3.
Can I be free?
Michelle Obama, I'm worried my friends will laugh at me.
John Lennon, people are judging me badly.
Leonardo da Vinci, I hate myself for being so incompetent.
Julius Caesar, I live every day with worry.
Chris Evans, please chase away my distracting thoughts.
Sergey Brin, please tell me how to reduce anxiety.
Steve Jobs, what should I do when I get criticized?
Chapter 4.
Can it be successful?
Lionel Messi, what do you think is most important to achieve your dreams?
Mr. Masayoshi Son, are you happy if you become rich?
Bill Gates, does having a lot of money make you feel at ease?
Thomas Edison, you keep failing job exams.
Jeff Bezos, please teach me how to win the competition.
Mark Zuckerberg, can you open a store and make it a success?
Jackie Chan, do you feel happy when you spend a lot of money?
Chapter 5.
Can I be happy?
Vincent van Gogh, I'm sick of people.
Leo Tolstoy, I want to run away from home.
Albert Einstein, can I be happy too?
J.
K. Rowling, is love more important than money?
Taylor Swift, I want you to change me.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, are you happy if you are born a genius?
Oprah Winfrey, you've had a very bad experience.
Chapter 6.
Can you find the courage?
Abraham Lincoln, I don't want to live any longer.
Socrates, I don't want to go to the army.
Robert Downey Jr., can you escape this hellish situation?
Usain Bolt, what should I do when I'm nervous?
Edvard Munch, what to do with cursed genes?
Chapter 7.
Can you accept me?
Mahatma Gandhi, I have a hard time because of my introverted personality.
Sir Isaac Newton, I've heard you have a bad personality.
Napoleon Bonaparte, can you wash away the pain of frustration?
Michelangelo Buonarroti, I suffer from a deep inferiority complex.
Stephen Hawking, every day is boring.
Scarlett Johansson, I think I'm too sensitive.
Emma Watson, I hate the way I look.
Chapter 8.
Can I become stronger?
Alfred Hitchcock, I'm so scared.
Jim Carrey, what do you do when you wake up feeling down every morning?
Winston Churchill, I envy your charisma.
Ernest Hemingway, I want to be a brave person.
Tom Cruise, can you have a strong heart?
Chapter 1.
Can I love you?
Friedrich Nietzsche, I hate my mother
Cleopatra, I can't date because I'm ugly.
Agatha Christie, I'm miserable because of my cheating lover.
Hans Christian Andersen, I want to confess my love to you.
Galileo Galilei, your parents are too much.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was it worth living dangerously?
Chapter 2.
Can sadness ever go away?
Ludwig van Beethoven, I'm sad you didn't get a lover.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, my friends don't understand me.
Brad Pitt, should you quit drinking?
Keanu Reeves, is a sad life bad?
Lady Gaga, can you overcome trauma?
Prince Harry, how did you cope with the loss of your mother?
Chapter 3.
Can I be free?
Michelle Obama, I'm worried my friends will laugh at me.
John Lennon, people are judging me badly.
Leonardo da Vinci, I hate myself for being so incompetent.
Julius Caesar, I live every day with worry.
Chris Evans, please chase away my distracting thoughts.
Sergey Brin, please tell me how to reduce anxiety.
Steve Jobs, what should I do when I get criticized?
Chapter 4.
Can it be successful?
Lionel Messi, what do you think is most important to achieve your dreams?
Mr. Masayoshi Son, are you happy if you become rich?
Bill Gates, does having a lot of money make you feel at ease?
Thomas Edison, you keep failing job exams.
Jeff Bezos, please teach me how to win the competition.
Mark Zuckerberg, can you open a store and make it a success?
Jackie Chan, do you feel happy when you spend a lot of money?
Chapter 5.
Can I be happy?
Vincent van Gogh, I'm sick of people.
Leo Tolstoy, I want to run away from home.
Albert Einstein, can I be happy too?
J.
K. Rowling, is love more important than money?
Taylor Swift, I want you to change me.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, are you happy if you are born a genius?
Oprah Winfrey, you've had a very bad experience.
Chapter 6.
Can you find the courage?
Abraham Lincoln, I don't want to live any longer.
Socrates, I don't want to go to the army.
Robert Downey Jr., can you escape this hellish situation?
Usain Bolt, what should I do when I'm nervous?
Edvard Munch, what to do with cursed genes?
Chapter 7.
Can you accept me?
Mahatma Gandhi, I have a hard time because of my introverted personality.
Sir Isaac Newton, I've heard you have a bad personality.
Napoleon Bonaparte, can you wash away the pain of frustration?
Michelangelo Buonarroti, I suffer from a deep inferiority complex.
Stephen Hawking, every day is boring.
Scarlett Johansson, I think I'm too sensitive.
Emma Watson, I hate the way I look.
Chapter 8.
Can I become stronger?
Alfred Hitchcock, I'm so scared.
Jim Carrey, what do you do when you wake up feeling down every morning?
Winston Churchill, I envy your charisma.
Ernest Hemingway, I want to be a brave person.
Tom Cruise, can you have a strong heart?
Into the book
You have to accept the fact that you only have one friend in this world.
The friend who accompanies me from the cradle to the grave is myself.
Be friendly with that friend.
Learn how to live with yourself.
--- p.28, from "Agatha Christie"
Humans are mysterious beings made up of more atoms than there are stars in the universe.
It is more secretive than the dark and deep sea.
Other people can never know us completely.
Anyone who criticizes me with such confidence is a fearless fool.
So, don't be swayed by other people's ridiculous criticism.
I believe that a cool person is someone who sets their own standards firmly and stands firm against them.
--- p.91, from "John Lennon"
Sometimes you have to forget about the world and just look at yourself.
I can only think of one small hill I'm climbing right now.
Don't worry about whether someone like Albert Einstein next to you has achieved something higher than Mount Everest.
Forget all the brilliant competitors you see on Google or YouTube.
Narrowing your focus and focusing solely on your goals can help reduce anxiety.
--- p.113, from "Sergey Brin"
Above all, you must know that success is not free.
Success is a good thing.
You have to give something up to get that valuable thing.
What would you give up for success? I believe that achieving your dreams requires the willingness to make sacrifices.
--- p.123, from “Lionel Messi”
Remember.
You should look up at the sky instead of looking down at your feet.
Always be curious.
No matter how difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
The most important thing is not to give up.
--- p.250, from "Stephen Hawking"
An insensitive person doesn't even know that he is insensitive.
I'm not very good at reading other people's minds or the subtle currents of the world.
I think I could live comfortably, but that's not the kind of life I want.
Even if it's painful, I want to feel it sensitively.
I believe that a sensitive mind, like a keen sense of taste or a keen sense of music, refines life.
The friend who accompanies me from the cradle to the grave is myself.
Be friendly with that friend.
Learn how to live with yourself.
--- p.28, from "Agatha Christie"
Humans are mysterious beings made up of more atoms than there are stars in the universe.
It is more secretive than the dark and deep sea.
Other people can never know us completely.
Anyone who criticizes me with such confidence is a fearless fool.
So, don't be swayed by other people's ridiculous criticism.
I believe that a cool person is someone who sets their own standards firmly and stands firm against them.
--- p.91, from "John Lennon"
Sometimes you have to forget about the world and just look at yourself.
I can only think of one small hill I'm climbing right now.
Don't worry about whether someone like Albert Einstein next to you has achieved something higher than Mount Everest.
Forget all the brilliant competitors you see on Google or YouTube.
Narrowing your focus and focusing solely on your goals can help reduce anxiety.
--- p.113, from "Sergey Brin"
Above all, you must know that success is not free.
Success is a good thing.
You have to give something up to get that valuable thing.
What would you give up for success? I believe that achieving your dreams requires the willingness to make sacrifices.
--- p.123, from “Lionel Messi”
Remember.
You should look up at the sky instead of looking down at your feet.
Always be curious.
No matter how difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
The most important thing is not to give up.
--- p.250, from "Stephen Hawking"
An insensitive person doesn't even know that he is insensitive.
I'm not very good at reading other people's minds or the subtle currents of the world.
I think I could live comfortably, but that's not the kind of life I want.
Even if it's painful, I want to feel it sensitively.
I believe that a sensitive mind, like a keen sense of taste or a keen sense of music, refines life.
--- p.255, from "Scarlett Johansson"
Publisher's Review
"Keanu Reeves, is a sad life bad?"
“I think sadness never leaves our lives.
But now, not all the sadness I've experienced is so painful or resentful.
Because I think sadness adds mystery and depth to life."
Those who have endured life and eventually found their own path will listen to your concerns.
Sensitivity and sadness
If it adds depth to life
If we learn that even those we considered great possessed a deep sense of human compassion, wouldn't our perspective on our own lives shift a little? Those great people share a similar heart.
We share regret, self-blame, depression, and pleasure without exception.
If we were to meet these people in person, what would we say to each other? The author believes these historical figures would have much to say to us.
I felt like I could offer some advice on the frustrations, doubts, self-reproach, fears, confusion, and desires that plague us ordinary people.
So I decided to speak for them, wearing their suits and masks.
We explored the lives and thoughts of historical figures from the past and current celebrities, imagined their minds, and extracted topical advice.
This book took the form of a life counseling Q&A.
A person who is not suffering
If you accept the fact that there is no such thing
The 50 'counselors' featured in the book are diverse, but they are all similar in that they have either crossed a sea of suffering or fallen asleep there.
The advice of those who have endured life and ultimately found their own path, such as the singer who overcame the trauma of sexual assault (Lady Gaga), the writer who staged a disappearance due to her husband's betrayal (Agatha Christie), the actor who woke up depressed every morning (Jim Carrey), and the wealthy man who became sad after becoming rich (Masayoshi Son), will pat us on the shoulders of those who have endured life and ultimately found their own path.
However, this does not mean that you have to listen to the counselors' advice at face value.
Just seeing the diversity of life will give you strength.
People in the world take as many different paths in life as there are people.
Everyone has their own deep pain and worries, and they find their own solutions.
Once we realize that there are countless types of suffering and solutions, we will become much more free.
“I think sadness never leaves our lives.
But now, not all the sadness I've experienced is so painful or resentful.
Because I think sadness adds mystery and depth to life."
Those who have endured life and eventually found their own path will listen to your concerns.
Sensitivity and sadness
If it adds depth to life
If we learn that even those we considered great possessed a deep sense of human compassion, wouldn't our perspective on our own lives shift a little? Those great people share a similar heart.
We share regret, self-blame, depression, and pleasure without exception.
If we were to meet these people in person, what would we say to each other? The author believes these historical figures would have much to say to us.
I felt like I could offer some advice on the frustrations, doubts, self-reproach, fears, confusion, and desires that plague us ordinary people.
So I decided to speak for them, wearing their suits and masks.
We explored the lives and thoughts of historical figures from the past and current celebrities, imagined their minds, and extracted topical advice.
This book took the form of a life counseling Q&A.
A person who is not suffering
If you accept the fact that there is no such thing
The 50 'counselors' featured in the book are diverse, but they are all similar in that they have either crossed a sea of suffering or fallen asleep there.
The advice of those who have endured life and ultimately found their own path, such as the singer who overcame the trauma of sexual assault (Lady Gaga), the writer who staged a disappearance due to her husband's betrayal (Agatha Christie), the actor who woke up depressed every morning (Jim Carrey), and the wealthy man who became sad after becoming rich (Masayoshi Son), will pat us on the shoulders of those who have endured life and ultimately found their own path.
However, this does not mean that you have to listen to the counselors' advice at face value.
Just seeing the diversity of life will give you strength.
People in the world take as many different paths in life as there are people.
Everyone has their own deep pain and worries, and they find their own solutions.
Once we realize that there are countless types of suffering and solutions, we will become much more free.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of publication: October 25, 2019
- Page count, weight, size: 288 pages | 462g | 148*210*17mm
- ISBN13: 9791160050721
- ISBN10: 1160050724
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