Look! A Different Me
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Editor's review
The book's value lies in its solid scientific foundation and strong practicality. Unlike hollow inspirational literature, it translates complex neuroscience into everyday techniques ordinary people can understand and apply. Methods such as the "brain rest method" and the "emotional drawer organizing technique" aim to help readers reconnect with their own feelings and learn to recognize and respect the brain's limits. For readers long under high pressure who often feel anxious or low in self-worth, this book is like a detailed "brain user manual," offering clear action guidance and psychological comfort.
In the editor's view, the book's highlight is how successfully it bridges the gap between professional knowledge and public needs. Dr. Koshio's style is calm and full of empathy, free of preachiness, making the act of reading itself a form of healing. Although its ideas originate in Japanese social and cultural context, the patterns it reveals about stress, self-criticism, and recovery are cross-culturally universal and deeply illuminating for Chinese readers as well.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Professionals who feel chronically stressed and physically and mentally exhausted
- Readers confused by their own emotions who want to better understand how their mind works
- People prone to self-criticism who want to improve their self-acceptance
- Beginners interested in psychology and brain science looking for an accessible, everyday entry point
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting quick-fix therapies or immediate solutions to serious mental illness
- Researchers seeking profound philosophical theory or purely academic psychological discussion
Reading tips
- Treat the book as a reference rather than reading it cover to cover; choose chapters to practice according to your current state
- Keep a notebook while reading to record ideas that resonate and how you feel after trying the methods
- Start with small lifestyle adjustments suggested in the book, such as breathing and sleep
About the publisher
International Culture Publishing Corporation is a publisher known for introducing foreign literature and world classics, with about 283 relevant titles in the database. Its representative books include Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, Hesse's Siddhartha, Jiménez's Platero and I, and Gibran's The Prophet, as well as cultural readings such as Zhu Guangqian's Twelve Letters to Youth and Common Talk on Classics. In psychology, it offers the nine-volume Collector's Edition of C. G. Jung's Works, covering social psychology and applied psychology. Its author resources include Goethe, Hesse, Jiménez, Jung, and Zhu Guangqian, along with Chinese authors involved in translation and compilation. Its publishing focus is on foreign literature, classic works, psychology, and culture, serving both academic and general readers. Public information is limited, and the above is based mainly on the books in the database.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 何谓人的性格？
- 第Ⅰ章 你到底是何种人？
- 复杂而奇怪的“性格”
- 古希腊“性格孤僻的人”
- 像游戏主人公一样表达
- 没有一瞬间胖好几公斤的人
- 有“性格完全相同的人”吗？
- “决胜力强”在多大程度上可信？
- 爱聊天、开朗、社交性……
- 性格用语的整理归纳
- 第Ⅱ章 表示人性格的五大特性
- 性格世界的“BIG FIVE”
- 耐受柠檬汁的刺激——外倾性
- 易感不安和焦躁——神经症性
- 思路灵活，爱好新事物——开放性
- 顾虑“周围人的幸福”——宜人性
- 关系寿命的性格特性——尽责性
- 指引性格世界的指南针
- “BIG FIVE”之间的关联
- 第Ⅲ章 自信满满的人、幸福的人——积极性格
- 自信的人是什么样的？
- 自尊心剧烈变动的人
- 一直在失去的自尊感
- 幸福感来自哪里？
- “总会有办法”与“不知道怎么办”
- 适度乐观与轻浮草率
- 恢复内心的力量——韧性
- 对抗恶劣环境的五种方法
- 五种创伤后成长（PTG）
- 第Ⅳ章 容易在社会上“成功”的性格
- 说“谢谢”与不说“谢谢”的人
- 两种类型的好奇心
- 两种类型的研究者
- 能考虑新问题——何谓创造性？
- 有毅力的人会成功
- 战胜“棉花糖诱惑”的孩子
- “成功”的性格与“BIG FIVE”
- 第Ⅴ章 自我意识过剩的人的心理——消极的性格
- 一站在人前就会紧张
- 在自己的额头上写个E
- 想受欢迎，还是不想被讨厌？
- 为何女性不太能看恐怖电影？
- 具备作家与艺术家气质的人
- 古代埃及人的“拖延症”
- 在截止日期前才工作的理由
- 消极性格与“BIG FIVE”
- 第Ⅵ章 你身边的“邪恶三兄弟”——令人厌烦的性格
- 古希腊神话与过度爱己之人
- 外倾性高、宜人性低的自恋者
- 利用他人之人的巧妙手段
- 心理变态的脉搏慢
- 为何坏性格不消失？
- 攻击他人之人的两种类型
- 总是蔑视周围的人的恶习
- 放任轻视他人是为了守护自己？
- “令人厌烦的性格”的复杂性
- 第Ⅶ章 存在“好性格”吗？——性格示意图的描绘
- 从五维到二维
- 绘制“性格示意图”
- 灵活稳定的心理特性组
- 自信满满“全是好事”吗？
- 测定“内隐自尊”的方法
- 灵活性与稳定性稍高的组
- 创伤后成长（PTG）的不同
- 稍欠稳定性的心理特性组
- 被用到坏事上的“负面创造性”
- 不稳定、灵活性低的心理特性组
- “好性格还是坏性格”论的偏颇
- 欧美性格理论的局限与偏颇
- 第Ⅷ章 社会希望的是什么样的人？
- “重视交际能力”始于何时？
- 公司最重视的是稳定性与灵活性
- “自我认知”也与时俱进
- “理想的人物形象”过于宽泛的弊害
- “网络喷子”“键盘侠”的心理
- “死亡焦虑”造成轻视他国的机制
- 智商为何如此受重视？
- 自信的人、高智商的人只是数量相仿
- 自信满满源于社会结构？
- 产生痛苦的社会的原因
- 篮球选手的身高、学历以及成功的关系
- 吸纳“多样的学生”
- 小提琴名手与游戏名手，让谁通过？
- 高度社会化带来人类智商的提高
- 不可能“职业棒球水平下降了”
- 粗暴的中老年人？闹腾的青年人？
- 大力水手的互殴与“文明化”的尺度
- 认可多样性的社会
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About the author
Shinji Koshio is an author who writes primarily on psychology. Public information about him is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly documented. Four of his works are included here: Look! A Different Me; A Psychological Self-Help Manual (three volumes); How to Face Your True Self (three-volume set); and How to Realize Yourself and Make Your Wishes Come True (five volumes). These titles are generally classified under social psychology, psychological research, and applied psychology, indicating that the author focuses on themes close to everyday life, such as self-awareness, self-acceptance, and psychological self-help. Judging from the titles and their multi-volume, boxed-set format, his writing tends to unfold systematically in installments, in accessible language, for general readers who wish to understand themselves and improve their mental state, with a clear practical orientation and a flavor of personal growth.
Xie Liye is a Chinese author about whom limited public information is available. Judging from the works on record, he focuses on social psychology and applied psychology and has published two titles: Look! A Different Me and the three-volume set How to Face the Real You. These works revolve around self-understanding, self-acceptance, and psychological adjustment, and are aimed at general readers who wish to make sense of their emotions and mental states. His writing tends toward an accessible presentation of psychological knowledge, grounding psychological concepts in everyday experience and self-reflection rather than academic argument, which places the books closer to popular psychology. Because no reliable details about his life, education, or writing career are available, this introduction is based only on the subjects and categories of the recorded works and makes no further inferences about his identity or achievements. Readers interested in his views may begin with the titles mentioned above.
