ビジネス日本語講座 · 2026年9月18日 · 17:09
Why does self-help thinking sometimes seem Teflon-coated? In this episode, I explore how certain ideas appear designed to repel criticism, failure, social problems, and even self-doubt. When reality challenges the message that “everything depends on you,” another positive slogan can simply provide a fresh coating. I contrast this with a “wok-style” philosophy: scratched, burned, blackened, and shaped by direct contact with reality. Perhaps good thinking should allow failure, contradiction, other people’s suffering, and uncomfortable facts to stick. There is nothing wrong with ambition or desire. But when desire is sticky while criticism slides away, something strange begins to happen.
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