The Power of the Bird's-Eye View
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Summary
If Dan-sha-ri teaches us to use the philosophy of subtraction to manage our relationship with things, Overlook Power teaches us to go further and, through the philosophy of addition, perceive a deeper self.
Overlook Power is a profound capacity for careful attention that we already possess, awakened by the action philosophy of Dan-sha-ri, and it can be applied to all kinds of people, events, and things.
Starting from Dan-sha-ri, build deeper insight, a loftier perspective, and a broader field of vision, and become a joyful person with the power to decide and to act!
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who have practiced Dan-sha-ri but want to deepen their understanding and seek a breakthrough
- People who feel overwhelmed by clutter and information and long for clearer decision-making
- Explorers with a sustained interest in personal growth and cognitive upgrading
- Those who want to improve their relationship with objects and space and pursue a more at-ease way of living
Not a good fit for
- Readers looking only for concrete, quick-fix step-by-step tidying guides
- People with no interest at all in philosophical reflection or introspection
Reading tips
- Read *Dan-sha-ri* first to establish the basic concepts, then read this book to experience the process of upgrading your thinking
- As you read, think and practice in parallel with a specific living space or decision-making dilemma of your own
- Don't rush to finish; it is suited to repeated reading of relevant chapters when you need to sort out your thoughts or make a major decision
About the publisher
Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House is a publisher known for its literary titles, with a catalogue spanning foreign literature, world classics, classical Chinese literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, and mystery and detective fiction. Judging from the more than 1,100 books in the database, the press publishes foreign classics such as Crime and Punishment, Snow Country, The Complete Sherlock Holmes and Letter from an Unknown Woman, as well as Chinese classical and modern literary works including Lu Xun's Wandering and A Madman's Diary and Wu Jingzi's The Scholars. In terms of translators and authors, translations by Cao Guowei and Tan Jinghua appear in its foreign literature titles, and the authors involved include Dostoevsky, Kawabata Yasunari, Conan Doyle and Zweig. Its publishing character lies in introducing Chinese and foreign literary classics side by side, balancing popular and serious works and attending to both readability and literary value. Public information is limited; the above is a brief overview based solely on the books in the database.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 推荐序 与“俯瞰力”的三次不谋而合
- 再版序
- 序言 这个时代为什么需要“俯瞰力”？
- 第一章 透过有形之物看“无形世界”
- 第一节 “收拾”可以锻炼生活能力
- 1 “不会收拾的女人”和“不收拾的男人”，男人和女人的收拾观
- 2 身体、情感、思考，换个视角看“家务”
- 3 从“此时、此处、自己”的维度，认清自己目前所处的位置
- 第二节 重新审视“浪费”
- 1 “扔不掉”其实是个挺奇妙的词
- 2 一旦把焦点放在物品上，舍弃就失去了正当性
- 3 “舍”与“弃”有何区别？
- 第三节 深刻的洞察：物品映射出的人际关系和自我
- 1 断舍离掉父母灌输给你的观念
- 2 不知为何，我们总把自己投射到物品上
- 3 “困惑、迷茫、烦恼”带来了重新审视彼此间关系的机会
- 断舍离格言1 掌握诀窍，干劲满满！
- 第二章 超越幸与不幸的“更加深奥的无形世界”
- 第一节 我们现在需要的，是按照自己的意志去生活的态度
- 1 什么是真正的积极乐观？
- 2 不要放弃自己去“分析、思考、感受”
- 3 看清“事物原本的样子”，按自己的意志生活
- 第二节 不再纠结自己“走不走运”
- 1 “开运”的一些似是而非
- 2 比起“招来的缘分”，更要感谢“降临的缘分”
- 3 与其怀有“愿望和期待”，不如拥有“信念与梦想”
- 第三节 高远的视角：对物、事、人全部适用的自在之力——俯瞰力
- 1 俯瞰力，就是按照自己的意志，自在而果敢地生活的力量
- 2 断舍离带来的境界提升——拥有俯瞰力的生活状态
- 3 “三分类法则”的智慧能更好地锻炼俯瞰力
- 断舍离格言2 掌握诀窍，干劲满满！
- 第三章 重新整顿“看得见的世界”
- 第一节 “场力”才是生命的支柱
- 1 以“意识”为轴，运用“三分类法则”，激发出“场力”
- 2 “场力”是由“宽绰有余”的宇宙激发出来的
- 3 “场力”支撑着人类的三种生命
- 第二节 将目光转向“做减法”，让生命焕发光彩
- 1 从瑜伽中学到的真理——“禁制”与“劝制”
- 2 现代人更需要减法思维
- 3 “和”的精髓在于“不足”的智慧
- 第三节 广阔的视野：从生命的视角，解析社会与环境
- 1 断舍离是一种生命机制
- 2 物品要待在自己应该待的地方，才能散发出美丽
- 3 对我们觉得理所当然存在的事物心存感激
- 后记
FAQ
What is the main difference between this book and *Dan-sha-ri*?
Can people with no tidying or storage experience understand it?
What specifically can Overlook Power be applied to?
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About the author
Hideko Yamashita is the founder of the Japanese concept of "danshari" (decluttering) and a clutter-management consultant. Born in Tokyo in 1954, she graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Waseda University. As a university student she encountered the yoga philosophy of "danting, shating, and riting" and transformed it into a practical method of everyday tidying. Since 2000 she has held lectures across Japan to promote this idea. Her writing centers on home organization and lifestyle, and also extends to life choices and parenting, with common categories including inspirational growth, social science, education, and fashion. Her representative works include Danshari and The Power of Overlook, and 18 of her titles are included in the collection. The Danshari series has had wide influence, making "danshari" a popular term in everyday life.
Zhang Lu (1617–1699), courtesy name Luyu and styled Shiwang Laoren in his later years, was a native of Changzhou in Jiangnan (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu) and a renowned physician of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. After the fall of the Ming he lived in seclusion on Dongting Mountain for more than a decade before returning to Suzhou to practice medicine, where he earned a high reputation and was counted, together with Yu Chang and Wu Qian, among the three great physicians of the early Qing. His Zhang shi yi tong (Comprehensive Medicine According to Mr. Zhang) circulated widely, and he also wrote works on cold damage disorders, materia medica, formulas and pulse diagnosis, making contributions in each of these fields. His writings are known for clinical practicality and clear organization and are valued by later physicians. This site holds twenty works under his name, chiefly medical, though some fall under world history, foreign literature and inspirational growth, suggesting that certain entries have been grouped under him from different authors. Public information on the details of his life is limited, and readers should consult prefaces to his books and histories of medicine for further study.
