Abstract

Workplaces, business partners, family, mum friends, neighbors...
When you're subjected to unpleasant behavior, troubled, and really want to speak up.
But you can't afford to damage these relationships—
An intellectual strategy to rescue yourself from that thought: ‘If I just endure this moment...’
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‘Honesty is justice.’ ‘Never lying is unconditionally admirable.’
Such talk seems to be heard everywhere these days.
But is that truly the case? It might be fine for a fleeting encounter with someone you'll never see again,
but for relationships where the stakes are too high to risk breaking, it seems wise to consider ‘another strategy’.

Not by ignoring your own feelings of dislike or discomfort, or numbing your heart to pretend it never happened, but by weaving them into your response as an “elegant poison”.
Say what you need to say, yet avoid directly hurting the other person or damaging the relationship.
Why not join us in learning this blend of “adult sophistication” and “the essence of human connection cultivated in the ancient capital of Kyoto”?

【Table of Contents】
Chapter 1: Why Communication That Conveys “No” Without Saying ‘No’ Is Needed Now More Than Ever
Chapter 2: [By Situation] We Asked Kyoto People How to Deliver Poison Elegantly
Chapter 3: 7+3 Lessons for Cleverly Conveying “I'm Troubled” and “I Don't Like It”
Chapter 4: The Kyoto Strategy Seen Through Science
Chapter 5: We Asked Black Mayonnaise! The Astonishing Linguistic Sense and Humor of Kyoto People

Author’s Information

Neuroscientist. Born in Tokyo. Neuroscientist, Doctor of Medicine. Professor at Higashi-Nippon International University, Director of the Mori Art Museum. Completed doctoral studies in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine in 2008. Actively conducts research and writing on the themes of the brain and psychology.