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The Recognition That ‘I Don’t Quite Understand’ Frees Us From the Pressure for Perfection
In the previous article (this article), I explained how I reduced social stress with the metaphor of eyes. Since that explanation may be difficult to understand, let’s look at it from another perspective. How to stop perfectionism Sometimes, we want to stop pursuing perfection. There are two types of perfectionism, as follows: We enjoy the…
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The Metaphor of Eyes: How I Became Able to Reduce Social Stress
This year, I started rational living. That reduced my stress in life significantly, especially in interacting with people. Recently, I finally became able to explain it more clearly. Let’s talk about it. How to reduce social stress I had a problem: my life had been difficult for me. My uniqueness prevented me from living the…
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Why They Don’t Use a Mixer for Whipping Ganache: Knowing the Value of Skills That Are Difficult to Automate
The fatigue from helping my brother days ago has caught up with me today. Since I want to rest, let’s briefly talk about something I recently felt. How to be more creative Sometimes, we want to be more creative. It makes our lives easier. One typical creativity is automation. If we are logical, we tend…
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The Logic of Quality: Understanding the Value We Don’t Know Yet
I helped my brother at his pastry shop for the past two days. Due to Christmas, I will go to his shop from next weekend until the 24th. That will be the last busy time for me this year. Recently, I have gradually understood why people put so much effort into sweets. Let’s talk about…
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Weekend Random Thoughts on Baking Pastries: Experiencing Many Baking Processes
Yesterday, I helped my brother at his pastry shop. Since I will be going again today, I will briefly talk about the trivial things I felt yesterday. Christmas is approaching! Christmas would be the busiest season for most bakeries in my area, especially pastry shops. In Japan, people often buy and celebrate it with chicken…
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The Cost of Education: Why Industries Facing Labor Shortages Still Reject Applicants
I go to my brother’s pastry shop and help him every weekend until the end of this month. Since I will go there today, let’s talk about a labor shortage briefly. Why do they reject help? Sometimes, we want to know the reason for things that look unreasonable. One example I recently saw on the…

