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[Yusuke Narita] Face your own individuality

What is "individuality" talked about by economist Yusuke Narita?

He talks about the importance of facing your own values without being bound by the expectations of the surroundings or the common sense of society.

To you who are worried about what "being yourself" is.

Let's search for hints to reconsider yourself from Mr. Narita's own perspective.

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Yusuke Narita

# Be yourself

Cherish your individuality

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2025/6/18 Edited to

... Read more「自分の個性が分からない」と感じる時期って、まわりの“完璧に見えるお手本みたいな人”を見れば見るほど、余計に自分が空っぽに思えてきます。私も、憧れの人の考え方を吸収しようとして、逆に「結局どれが本音なんだろう」と迷子になりました。 そんなとき響いたのが、「所詮、僕たちなんか自分以外の存在にはなれない」「近づこうとする欲望に抗って、自分の個性みたいなものを見つめ続けるのが重要」という趣旨の言葉でした。ここで言う“個性”って、キラキラした才能というより、「自分は何に反応しやすいか」「何に違和感を覚えるか」みたいな、クセや偏りのことだと思います。 私がやってみて役立ったのは、次の3つです。 1)“真似したい”より先に“引っかかった”を記録する SNSや本で「いいな」と思ったものを保存するだけじゃなく、「なんか苦手」「モヤっとする」もメモしました。個性は好き嫌いの輪郭に出やすいです。 2)根拠のない自信が出る瞬間を探す 「なぜかこれは負ける気がしない」「説明できないけど惹かれる」みたいな感覚って、意外と自分の中心に近いです。私は“誰かの言葉を短く整理して伝える”場面で、根拠のない自信が出やすいと気づきました。 3)自己肯定感を「気分」ではなく「扱い方」にする 自己肯定感って、最初に誰が言い出したかを辿るよりも、「落ちたときにどう戻すか」が実用的でした。私の場合は、①睡眠 ②小さな達成(5分だけやる)③言葉のストック(自己肯定感が上がる言葉を1つ見る)で回復しやすいです。 最後に。個性は“探して見つける名刺”というより、“見つめ続けて濃くなる輪郭”だと思っています。お手本に近づけない自分を責めるより、「自分は違う存在なんだ」をそのまま認めて、どう説明し、どう表現するか。そこに時間を使うほうが、結果的にいちばんラクでした。

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