[Read5for5 📚] The Paradox of Self-Improvement
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This is Kei and Kazuki from Glasp 👋
We are excited to start Day 2 of the 5 Day Reading Challenge 📚✨ Here are three good articles we choose, so when you finish reading any of them or any article you want, share it on Twitter with the hashtag, "#read5for5"! Let's read good articles together and connect with like-minded people🤝
Today's Reading List 📚
(1) The Paradox of Self-Improvement
by J.W. Bertolotti (3 mins)
In The Art of Self Improvement, author Anna Katharina Schaffner explains that self-improvement is not achieved through exertion and determination, but by yielding, accepting, and giving up resistance. Psychologist Viktor Frankl advocated "self-transcendence" by dedicating oneself to an external cause or to people we love. Paradoxically, the more we forget ourselves, the more we actualize ourselves. We must identify meaning that is located outside our own psyche, and remember that whatever we do in life will be insignificant, but it is essential that we do it.
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(2) Why Friendships Among Men Are So Important
by Jill Suttie (6 mins)
Men are experiencing a "friendship recession" with fewer social ties overall, according to a recent American Survey report. Intimate friendships with men, sometimes called "bromances," can be even more fulfilling than romantic relationships with women, as men feel more understood by other men and assume male friends will be more loyal and willing to help in times of need. However, societal pressures to conform to a particular model of masculinity can hamper the development of intimacy with others.
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(3) Growing Old Gratefully: How to See Each Year as a Gift
by Suzie Headley (3 mins)
The fear of aging is often rooted in vanity and societal pressure to remain youthful. However, aging is a natural part of life and can be seen as a gift. In Japanese culture, aging is celebrated as a time of maturity and rebirth. By cultivating a grateful mindset and embracing the natural process of aging, we can drown out negative societal messages and live each day to its fullest.
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