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A trailblazing exploration of the good life challenges conventional notions of stability and comfort. Shigehiro Oishi reflects on his father's life in a small Japanese town, where familial duty takes precedence. However, is a happy life the only route to fulfillment? In this work, Oishi engages in a longstanding debate in psychology, sparked in 1984 by Ed Diener's research on happiness, and later countered by a focus on purpose and meaning. Oishi introduces a third dimension: psychological richness, which emphasizes curiosity, exploration, and diverse experiences that foster personal growth. He critiques the limitations of happiness and meaning as life guides, identifying complacency and regret as a "happiness trap," and narrowness and misplaced loyalty as a "meaning trap." Oishi argues that psychological richness balances these aspects, promoting insight and growth through uncertainty and challenges. With a lively narrative supported by psychological studies and examples from notable figures, Oishi presents a new pathway to a fuller, more satisfying life with fewer regrets, encouraging readers to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience.
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Life in Three Dimensions, Shigehiro Oishi
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- Pubblicato
- 2025
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- Titolo
- Life in Three Dimensions
- Sottotitolo
- How Curiosity, Exploration, and Experience Make a Fuller, Better Life
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Shigehiro Oishi
- Editore
- Doubleday
- Pubblicato
- 2025
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 256
- ISBN10
- 0385550391
- ISBN13
- 9780385550390
- Serie
- Valutazione
- 4 su 5
- Descrizione
- A trailblazing exploration of the good life challenges conventional notions of stability and comfort. Shigehiro Oishi reflects on his father's life in a small Japanese town, where familial duty takes precedence. However, is a happy life the only route to fulfillment? In this work, Oishi engages in a longstanding debate in psychology, sparked in 1984 by Ed Diener's research on happiness, and later countered by a focus on purpose and meaning. Oishi introduces a third dimension: psychological richness, which emphasizes curiosity, exploration, and diverse experiences that foster personal growth. He critiques the limitations of happiness and meaning as life guides, identifying complacency and regret as a "happiness trap," and narrowness and misplaced loyalty as a "meaning trap." Oishi argues that psychological richness balances these aspects, promoting insight and growth through uncertainty and challenges. With a lively narrative supported by psychological studies and examples from notable figures, Oishi presents a new pathway to a fuller, more satisfying life with fewer regrets, encouraging readers to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience.