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“Why is it that people seek recognition from others? In many cases, it is due to the influence of reward-and-punishment education.”
― Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

“It is way more pleasurable to master yourself than it is to masturbate.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“If one really has a feeling of contribution, one will no longer have any need for recognition from others. Because one will already have the real awareness that “I am of use to someone,” without needing to go out of one’s way to be acknowledged by others. In other words, a person who is obsessed with the desire for recognition does not have any community feeling yet, and has not managed to engage in self-acceptance, confidence in others, or contribution to others.”
― Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

“Great ones are willing to get burned time and again as they sharpen their swords in the fire.”
― Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence