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The Blueprint for "Peak Condition" Revealed by Three Happiness Substances — How to Build Happiness for Individuals and Organizations

Sleep, Connection, and the Power of Words — Protecting the Mind Before the Cliff

Behind "I'm Fine" — The Overlooked SOS of the Mind and the Turning Point of Brain Fatigue

We Cannot Read Our Own Minds — A Psychiatrist Examines the Blind Spots of Mental Decline

Rules Set the Mind Free — A Behavioral Economist’s Practical Method for Conserving Cognitive Resources

Why Do We Fail to Do What We Know We Should? — Understanding the Mind Through Behavioral Economics

“Become More Wild” — Reclaiming Metacognition in an Age of Self-Domestication

Language Made the Invisible Visible — The Promise and Peril of the Stories That Strengthened Humanity

Humans Are Creatures That Tire — The Power of Imperfection Machines Can Never Possess

Is the Mind Really “Inside Us”? An Anthropologist Reconsiders Where the Mind Resides

It's Okay to Stay Incomplete—A Zen Monk on "Anjin," the Freedom of the Heart

"The Self" Exists Within Relationships—A Zen Monk on the Real Reason Our Hearts Waver

Eliminating the Noise of the Brain and Listening to the Voice of the Body — Rethinking the Relationship Between Mind and Devices [Part 3]

Can We Truly Understand Our Own Minds? How “Normative Consciousness” and “Hesitation” Shape Our Humanity [Part 2]

Naoto Fukasawa × Jun Adachi in Conversation Designing to “Describe the Mind” and the Concept of Hari [Part 1]

Seventh Survey Report : 1-on-1 Meetings in Business: Managers' Reality and Subordinates' Ideals - Subordinates' Ideals: "When Needed" and "Quickly," Not Regularly

Sixth Survey Report : 1-on-1 meetings in business situations: An invisible barrier to honesty - Fewer than half of employees are able to speak honestly, citing factors such as trust, reputational impact, and atmosphere.

Fifth Survey Report: Despite the popularity of one-on-one meetings in business settings, they are becoming increasingly stale.

Fourth Survey Report: "When does harassment begin?" Survey of perceptions of managers and non-managerials. Non-managerials tend to be stricter, while managers tend to be more lenient.

Third survey report: Is it okay to take a nap during your lunch break? Investigating the differences in standards between managers and non-managerials