Ukeireru : Happiness and Acceptance through Japanese Wisdom: The Japanese Way of Acceptance Hardcover – 15 January 2021

by Scott Haas

This book offers a path to well-being and satisfaction for the anxious and exhausted and anyone charmed by concepts such as hygge , ikigai , and wabi sabi.

Psychologist Scott Haas spends much of his time in Japan, and with this book he provides a host of delightful examples of the way he has been made welcome, accepted and happy in this distant country, as well as many thought provoking and practical lessons which you can apply.

WHY BE HAPPY? will help make your world a happier place by discovering a place of contentment and peace amid the chaos of modern life.

256 pages, Hardcover

Published January 15, 2021

Reviews

[Reading_ Tamishly · Rating 4 out of 5]

My recommendation from my Non-Fiction November 2023 read:

👉👉You will get a good dose of some truth bitter pills when you actually concentrate while reading this book.

👉You might get aggravated when you start reading the first few chapters and it just might mean you were not looking forward to taste the bitter pills.

However, I can assure you that the book gets better and better with so much to take from.

💡Who is this book for?

👉 It will be most appropriate for readers who are in their early twenties to the ones who are professionals

👉 Will give a good idea about why we do not become “happier” the older we get

👉 Those who believe that they will get the most out of reading a good mindfulness book

[Utkalika Sahani · Rating 5 out of 5]

The variance of acceptance and its associated peace (consequences) are well described in this book. People who adore Japanese culture, its a good read

[Jacenda Hall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Self help book with interesting facts, just wasn’t my kind of read typically

[Victoria_Alexiel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading this book, I had the same trouble as with others of the genre: it was much less philosophical than I expected and contained too many personal details. Yes, the style is pleasant and floating, still the concept of acceptance - somehow elusive.

I get the point of a foreign person, trying to submerge in asian culture and take/transform what is useful for the best, without losing the sense of identity (or nationality). It is also pleasant to see some Japanese strategies for improving the quality of life being well-accepted in western countries and accommodated in everyday life...

But still, there's something major missing. And I guess it indeed lies within that inner philosophy, attitude and view of the world around us, which we - being "foreigners" to the concept, compared to all born-and-bred Japanese people - will somehow always omit.