Nice to meet you | Turning unspoken hesitation into words and choices you can use today

After saying "I'm fine," you realize that
you were actually a little troubled.

You want to change a little, but you're
afraid of failing, so you say, "The same as before."

I want to refuse.

But I don't want to trouble the other person.

Don't you sometimes have several feelings
in your heart like that, and find it hard
to put them into words?

The Atelier of Hesitation is a place to translate the subtle nuances of the heart that cannot be put into words into words and choices you can use today.

I don't just introduce psychology and philosophy
as difficult knowledge.

In your current life, in what situations do they appear?

In your own case, which feeling is closest?

What kind of words can you use to convey them without strain?

I will think about that with you.

I usually work as a hairdresser.

At the hair salon, conversations often expand from consultations about hairstyles and gray hair care to work, family, and human relationships.

Some people want to be heard, some want to enjoy conversation, and some want to spend time quietly. The comfortable distance is different for everyone.

The phrase "I'll leave it to you," often heard at hair salons, can also have several possibilities, such as trust, hesitation, fatigue, or uncertainty.

It's not that I can see through
people's true intentions.

I myself often struggle to put things into words, and later think, "I should have said it that way."

However, I can think about the possibilities behind the words
without judging the heart by a single word.

Organizing them into words that can actually be used. That is the starting point of this communication.

What I will deliver in this atelier

The Translation Room for Things That Are Hard to Say

Declining, relying on others, expressing wishes, and keeping your distance.

You have something you want to say, but when you consider your relationship with the other person, you can't put it into words well.

I will translate such situations into
words you can use in your actual life.

I also use philosophy, behavioral psychology, and behavioral economics
as auxiliary lines for thinking.

In modern life, what kind of situations does this apply to? Which feeling is closest to yours?

Rather than showing just one correct answer, I consider ways of saying things with different levels of strength and distance.

An Illustrated Guide to Emotions That Are Hard to Tell Anyone

I'm happy, but I'm exhausted.

I don't dislike them, but I get tired when I meet them.

I'm resting, but for some reason, I can't settle down.

I organize emotions that are difficult to explain with just one name from the perspectives of psychology and philosophy.

This is not an article that decides,
"This is your true intention."

Maybe I have this kind of feeling inside me too.

It is a guide for realizing that
and thinking about it as your own.

Living with Dogs and Cats

I also write about my days
with Lulu the cat and Fuku the senior dog.

Because they are partners who don't explain things in words,
I observe their expressions, movements,
and small changes.

I will leave behind my thoughts on distance, rest, and watching over changes that I have felt from living with dogs and cats.

I would like to draw the small thoughts I felt that day in a single illustration.

The 'I wish I knew before I started' Research Institute

I will engage in projects for a set period of time that readers seem curious about the results of, and that I personally want to try.

The main themes include AI, hairdresser insights, side hustles, health, and reading aloud.

I will record not only what succeeded, but also what I kept up with, what I stopped halfway through, what differed from my expectations, and what I want to adjust next.

I will turn the things I learned from actually trying them into decision-making material for those who are about to start.

As a hairdresser, I am also testing ways to convey information that makes it easier for customers to choose, such as creating guide texts and POP displays, in the field.

I will record methods that can actually be sustained by reflecting not only on customer reactions but also on response times and my own burden.

To avoid settling on a single answer

In this atelier, I will write by separating research, public information, observations as a hairdresser, and interpretations of my own experiences as much as possible.

Even with the same words or actions, the background differs depending on the person.

I will not jump to conclusions about personality or causes based on a single action.

I believe there are as many routes to the right answer as there are people.

I want to write articles with an awareness of making them easy to understand, utilizing AI for article structure and diagrams.

However, I will make the judgments myself regarding what I actually saw, the discomfort I felt, and what I value.

AI is my partner for giving shape to what I want to convey.

Guides of the Forest of Hesitation

The Atelier of the Forest of Hesitation is not a forest for escaping reality.

It is a place to take a little distance from daily hesitation and organize the words to return to reality.

Lulu the Cat Butler is a guide who unravels difficult topics into everyday language.

Tora the Secretary Cat is an assistant who organizes key points and lessons.

Fuku the dog is a healing presence that evokes a sense of security, daily life, and rest.

Lulu and the others are neither teachers nor diagnosticians.

We stop alongside the reader and illuminate the important parts with a small lantern.

We will continue to cultivate quiet diagrams and cat butlers as the signature way of communicating for this atelier.

When I first started this note, I was motivated enough to want to update it every day.

However, when your living or work environment changes, it becomes difficult to maintain that same momentum.

What I realized after continuing for half a year is that a form you can return to even when life changes is more important than the momentum you had when you started.

From now on, I will continue at a sustainable pace, focusing on the translation room, the emotion encyclopedia, and life with dogs and cats.

I plan to try things out one by one, without increasing the number of research labs or new activities
too much at once.

Rather than putting out a lot, I value actually thinking, trying, and being able to return to writing again.

I will cherish that in the operation of this atelier as well.

To a place where you can take just one thing home

This atelier does not aim to force readers to change positively.

After reading an article,

• "Maybe I wasn't the only one"

• "I found one word that describes how I feel right now"

• "It seems I don't have to decide today"

If something like that remains, that is enough.

• Take action.

• Confirm with the other person.

• Hold off for a little while.

• Pass on it this time.

I value making a choice from among those options that you won't regret.

It is okay if you do not read everything.

Please try opening just one article that describes a situation close to where you are now.

Together with Lulu the cat butler and the others, I am waiting for you at the Atelier of the Forest of Hesitation.