古川武士

Furukawa Takeshi is a Japanese author of books on personal growth and applied psychology. Public information about his life is limited, but the eight titles collected here show a fairly focused direction in his writing. He attends to habit formation, the relationship between perfectionism and efficiency, emotional management, and everyday practices for physical and mental well-being. His representative works include Perfectionism Kills Efficiency, Persistence: A Habit That Can Be Cultivated, and To Hell with Your Little Emotions: Nine Habits for Escaping Negative Feelings. Starting from concrete troubles in daily life, his writing translates psychology and behavioral methods into easy-to-follow steps. The style is plain and close to everyday experience, suited to ordinary readers who wish to improve the way they manage themselves.